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New Living Translation

Matthew 9:32

When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn't speak was brought to Jesus.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Demons;   Dumb (Deafness, Mute);   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bringing Men to Jesus;   Demoniacs;   Miracles;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Diseases;   Miracles of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Demon;   Disease;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Daemoniac;   Dumb;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Muteness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Matthew, Gospel According to;   Medicine;   Mss;   Possession;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Beauty;   Coming to Christ;   Disease;   Lunatic;   Mission;   Possession;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Demoniacs;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   Demon;   Dumb;   Gospels, the Synoptic;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Demonology;   Insanity;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him.
King James Version (1611)
As they went out, beholde, they brought to him a dumbe man possessed with a deuill.
King James Version
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
English Standard Version
As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him.
New American Standard Bible
And as they were going out, behold, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to Him.
New Century Version
When the two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not talk because he had a demon in him.
Amplified Bible
While they were going away, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And as they went out, beholde, they brought to him a domme man possessed with a deuill.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now as they were going out, behold, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him.
Berean Standard Bible
As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
Contemporary English Version
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, some people brought to him a man who could not talk because a demon was in him.
Complete Jewish Bible
As they were going, a man controlled by a demon and unable to speak was brought to Yeshua.
Darby Translation
But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.
Easy-to-Read Version
As these two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not talk because he had a demon inside him.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Jesus went out, they brought to him a dumb man who was demented.
Good News Translation
As the men were leaving, some people brought to Jesus a man who could not talk because he had a demon.
Lexham English Bible
Now as they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak.
Literal Translation
And as they were going out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man having been possessed by a demon.
American Standard Version
And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
Bible in Basic English
And while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.
Hebrew Names Version
As they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a mute man who was demon possessed.
International Standard Version
As they were going out, a man who couldn't talk because he was demon-possessed was brought to him.Matthew 12:22; Luke 11:14;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when Jeshu went forth, they brought to him a dumb person in whom was a demon.
Murdock Translation
And as Jesus went out, they brought to him a dumb man in whom was a demon.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
As they went out, beholde, they brought to him a dumbe man, possessed with a deuyll.
English Revised Version
And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
World English Bible
As they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a mute man who was demon possessed.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
As they were going out, behold men brought a dumb demoniac to him.
Weymouth's New Testament
And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei weren gon out, loo! thei brouyten to hym a doumbe man, hauynge a deuel.
Update Bible Version
And as they went forth, look, there was brought to him a mute man possessed with a demon.
Webster's Bible Translation
As thy went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
New English Translation
As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.
New King James Version
As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
New Life Bible
As they went on their way, a man who had a demon and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
New Revised Standard
After they had gone away, a demoniac who was mute was brought to him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.
Revised Standard Version
As they were going away, behold, a dumb demoniac was brought to him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
As they went out beholde they brought to hym a dome ma possessed af a devyll.
Young's Literal Translation
And as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan these were gone out, beholde, they brought to hym a domme man possessed of a deuyll.
Mace New Testament (1729)
At their going out, a demoniac was brought in, who was dumb.
THE MESSAGE
Right after that, as the blind men were leaving, a man who had been struck speechless by an evil spirit was brought to Jesus. As soon as Jesus threw the evil tormenting spirit out, the man talked away just as if he'd been talking all his life. The people were up on their feet applauding: "There's never been anything like this in Israel!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
When Jesus and his cowhands left, a man who was demon-possessed and couldn't talk was brought to Jesus.

Contextual Overview

27 After Jesus left the girl's home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" 28 They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can make you see?" "Yes, Lord," they told him, "we do." 29 Then he touched their eyes and said, "Because of your faith, it will happen." 30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, "Don't tell anyone about this." 31 But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region. 32 When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn't speak was brought to Jesus. 33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. "Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!" they exclaimed. 34 But the Pharisees said, "He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a dumb: Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:23, Mark 9:17-27, Luke 11:14

Reciprocal: Isaiah 35:6 - the tongue Matthew 4:24 - possessed Mark 7:32 - General Mark 9:25 - thou Luke 13:11 - a spirit

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As they went out,.... The Syriac version reads it, "when Jesus went out"; to which agrees the Arabic, against all the copies: for not he, but the men who had been blind, and now had their sight restored, went out from the house where Jesus was; which circumstance is mentioned, and by it the following account is introduced, partly to show how busy Christ was, how he was continually employed in doing good, and that as soon as one work of mercy was over, another offered; and partly, to observe how closely and exactly the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled; in which, as it was foretold, that "the eyes of the blind" should "be opened"; so likewise, that "the tongue of the dumb" should "sing",

Isaiah 35:5.

Behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. The word signifies one that is deaf, as well as dumb; as does the Hebrew word חרש, often used by the Jewish writers for a deaf and dumb man; one, they say g, that can neither hear nor speak, and is unfit for sacrifice, and excused many things: and indeed these two, deafness and dumbness, always go together in persons, who are deaf from their birth; for as they cannot hear, they cannot learn to speak: but this man seems to be dumb, not by nature, but through the possession of Satan, who had taken away, or restrained the use of his speech, out of pure malice and ill will, that he might not have the benefit of conversation with men, nor be able to say anything to the glory of God. This man did not come of himself to Christ, perhaps being unwilling, through the power and influence the devil had over him; but his friends, who were concerned for his welfare, and who were thoroughly persuaded of the power of Christ to heal him, by the miracles they had seen, or heard performed by him, brought him to him; and, no doubt, expressed their desire that he would cast out the devil, and cure him, which he did.

g Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Trumot, c. 1. sect. 2. T. Bab. Chagiga, fol. 2. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And as they went out, behold, they brought unto him - That is, the friends of the dumb man brought him. This seems to have occurred as soon as the blind men which had been healed left him. Possibly it was from what they had observed of his power in healing them.

A dumb man possessed with a devil - That is, the effect of the “possession,” in his case, was to deprive him of speech. Those “possessed with devils” were affected in different ways (see the notes at Matthew 4:24), and there is no improbability in supposing that if other forms of disease occurred under demoniacal possessions, this form might occur also.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 32. A dumb man possessed with a devil. — Some demons rendered the persons they possessed paralytic, some blind, others dumb, &c. It was the interest of Satan to hide his influences under the appearance of natural disorders. A man who does not acknowledge his sin to God, who prays not for salvation, who returns no praises for the mercies he is continually receiving, may well be said to be possessed with a dumb demon.


 
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