A House Divided

Matthew 12:22

In 9 translations

BSB: Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
KJV: ¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
WEB: Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
ASV: Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.
LSV: Then was brought to Him a demoniac, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the blind and mute both spoke and saw.
YLT: Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
DBY: Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw.
DRC: Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw.
GNV: Then was brought to him one, possessed with a deuill, both blind, and dumme, and he healed him, so that he which was blind and dumme, both spake and saw.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read προσηνέχθη (“was brought”); Westcott–Hort read προσήνεγκαν (“they brought”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δαιμονιζόμενος (“[one] being demonised”); Westcott–Hort read δαιμονιζόμενον (“[one] being demonised”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τυφλὸς (“blind”); Westcott–Hort read τυφλὸν (“blind”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read κωφός (“mute”); Westcott–Hort read κωφόν (“mute”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τυφλὸν καὶ (“blind and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός; Westcott and Hort (1881), the Greek text behind the NIV read προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενον τυφλὸν καὶ κωφόν.
SBLGNT: κωφὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κωφὸν; Robinson–Pierpont read τυφλὸν καὶ κωφὸν καὶ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός· καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
RP2018: Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος, τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός· καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν τυφλὸν καὶ κωφὸν καὶ λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
TR-Boyd: Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος, τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός· καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν τυφλὸν καὶ κωφὸν καὶ λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
SCR1894: τοτε προσηνεχθη αυτω δαιμονιζομενος τυφλος και κωφος και εθεραπευσεν αυτον ωστε τον τυφλον και κωφον και λαλειν και βλεπειν

Who and where

◆ Blind and Dumb Demoniac and Following Discourse

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Dumb Blindness Dumb (Deafness, Mute)Blind Demoniacs Demons Demon; Demoniac; Demonology Intercession Miracles Jesus Christ

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Luke 11:14–15One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed, but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He…
Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Mark 7:35–37Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly. Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it. The people…
Isaiah 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the…
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Mark 3:11And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
Matthew 9:32–34As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in…
Isaiah 32:3–4Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen. The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
Mark 9:17–26Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I…
Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).