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Selected Verse: Matthew 12:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 12:23 |
King James |
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?--The form of the interrogative requires this to be rendered, "Is this the Son of David?" And as questions put in this form (in Greek) suppose doubt, and expect rather a negative answer, the meaning is, "Can it possibly be?"--the people thus indicating their secret impression that this must be He; yet saving themselves from the wrath of the ecclesiastics, which a direct assertion of it would have brought upon them. (On a similar question, see on Joh 4:29; and on the phrase, "Son of David," see on Mat 9:27). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Is not this the son of David - That is, the Messiah. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Is not this the son of David? - Is not this the true Messiah? Do not these miracles sufficiently prove it? See Isa 35:5. |
27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.