When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
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When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
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And when he was come to housse the blynd came to hym And Iesus sayde vnto them: Beleve ye that I am able to do thys? And they sayde vnto hym: ye Lorde.
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And when hee was come into the house, the blinde came to him, and Iesus saide vnto them, Beleeue yee that I am able to doe this? And they sayd vnto him, Yea, Lord.
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- Mark 9:23-24 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
- Matthew 8:2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
- Matthew 9:22 But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
- Matthew 13:58 He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
- John 11:26 Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
- John 11:40 Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”
- Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
- Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”
- John 4:48-50 Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.” The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 28 And when he was come into the house,…
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Ver. 28. And when he was come into the house] For till then he seemed to slight them, that they might the more earnestly importune him. He knows how to commend his benefits to us. Cito data cito vilescunt. Things lightly come by are lightly set by.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And their eyes were opened,.... Some copies read, "immediately";…
And their eyes were opened,.... Some copies read, "immediately"; and so do the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions: and this was certainly the true and real matter of fact, that as soon as Christ had touched their eyes, and said the above words, their sight was perfectly restored to them; and they had a clear, full, and true sight of objects, as men have, whose vision faculty is in its full strength and rigour, and their eyes open:
and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, see that no man know it. This was a very strict charge, and according to the signification of the word here used, it was given with great austerity of countenance, and severity of expression, in a very rough and threatening manner; which Christ might be the rather induced to, because he had given such like orders already, and they had not been observed: the reasons for concealing the miracle are not very obvious; it seems likely, that with the same view he took no notice of these blind men in the street, but went into an house, and cured them; which seems to be, to shun all appearance of vain glory, or seeking popular applause, that he gave these orders; or it may be, he did not choose to be made more known by this miracle, or at this time, or by these men; he might foresee that it would be attended with ill consequences; either the more to irritate the resentments of some persons against him; or to put others on doing things which were disagreeable to him; as setting him up for a temporal prince among them, being David's son.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 28. When he was come unto the house]…
Verse 28. When he was come unto the house] That is, the house of Peter at Capernaum, where he ordinarily lodged.
Believe ye that I am able to do this?] Without faith Jesus does nothing to men's souls now, no more than he did to their bodies in the days of his flesh.
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They said unto him, Yea, Lord.] Under a sense of our spiritual blindness we should have,
1st. A lively faith in the almighty grace of Christ.
2dly. A fervent, incessant cry for the communication of this grace.
3dly. A proper view of his incarnation, because it is through his union with our nature, and by his sufferings and death, we are to expect salvation.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And when he was come into the house -…
And when he was come into the house - That is, either into the house which he usually occupied in Capernaum, or the house of some friend. They had followed him, but thus far he had not seemed to heed their cries, and he entered the house as if he did not intend to regard them - probably for the trial of their faith.
The blind men came to him - That is, they followed him into the house. They showed a determination to persevere until they obtained what they asked.
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Believe ye that I am able to do this? - To work such a miracle. Though they had followed him and cried after him, yet he required of them an open profession of their faith in regard to his power.
They said unto him, Yea, Lord - We have no doubt of this. We came with that assurance: we have followed thee with that belief. It was on this simple profession of their faith that the miracle was performed, as it is on the simple profession of our faith that our souls will be saved.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And when he was come into the house--To try…
And when he was come into the house--To try their faith and patience, He seems to have made them no answer. But
the blind men came to Him--which, no doubt, was what He desired.
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and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? they said unto him, Yea, Lord--Doubtless our Lord's design was not only to put their faith to the test by this question, but to deepen it, to raise their expectation of a cure, and so prepare them to receive it; and the cordial acknowledgment, so touchingly simple, which they immediately made to Him of His power to heal them, shows how entirely that object was gained.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 28. Into the house — Where he dwelt at…
28. Into the house — Where he dwelt at Capernaum. The blind men found him on the way, and followed him in, with supplication. Believe ye… I am able — They had shown faith both by calling him Son of David and following him into the house. But the Lord proceeds still farther to draw out their faith. Confession confirms faith. They must confess, and they will doubly profit by the miracle.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) Into the house.—The article indicates the house in…
(28) Into the house.—The article indicates the house in which He sojourned at Capernaum, probably that of St. Peter.
Believe ye that I am able to do this?—The cry, “Have mercy on us,” had implied the request that He would restore their sight. In this case, as in others, faith was the antecedent condition of the miracle.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And when he was come into the house. Where…
And when he was come into the house. Where he would be undisturbed. (cf. Mat_13:36) On the later occasion (Mat_20:32) Jesus stood still in the road. The blind men came to him. Close (proshlyan autw). And Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They had professed faith in him, yet their after-conduct (ver. 31) shows that it was none too perfect. They said unto him, Yea, Lord . Said; say (Revised Version); legousin . The evangelist uses the more vivid present whenever he can. So in Mat_20:33 (though not in the parallel passages).
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 28. The blind men came to him. Not until…
28. The blind men came to him. Not until he was come into the house he was seeking. Believe ye that I am able to do this? He demands, as condition of the blessing, that there should be an expression of faith.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The healing and its effect:
The healing and its effect:
v. 28. And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him; and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord.
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v. 29, Then touched He their eyes, saying. According unto your faith, be it unto you.
v. 30. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straightly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
v. 31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad His fame in all that country.
Jesus had taken no notice of the cries of the men on the street, either for fear of awakening false expectations, or in order to test their faith. But they were persistent with that importunity which usually conquered Jesus. When He reached His house, His lodgings, they went directly to Him. The Lord has only one question to address to them, whether they have faith in His power to help, to which they assented with a glad Yes, Lord, thus both confessing faith in His ability and giving Him the honor due Him as the Lord of heaven. Then, without further hesitation, overcome by the force of their pleading in faith, He touched their eyes and thus opened and gave sight to them. As was their faith, so was their reward. Faith is the hand which takes what God offers, the spiritual organ of appropriation, the connecting link between our emptiness and God’s fullness. It is faith which opens the heart of Jesus and storms the very gates of heaven. But this trusting faith is always an outgrowth of redeeming faith, of the firm reliance in the blood and merits of Jesus the Redeemer. The Lord, in dismissing the men that had thus received His bounty, sternly enjoined them, very emphatically charged them, on pain of His displeasure, not to spread the news abroad, to let no one know of the healing. The danger of a carnal movement, by which the people of Galilee would be roused into rebellion against the Romans, made it necessary for Him to impose silence upon them. But they, believing, probably, that it was only humility that prompted the Lord to make such a demand, and full of joy over the help which they had experienced, were most active in relating their glad news in that entire country, far beyond the boundaries of Capernaum.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:28 Jesus intended his question to elicit confessions of…
9:28 Jesus intended his question to elicit confessions of faith from the two men.
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