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28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, a“See that no one knows it.”  
31 aBut when they had departed, they1 spread the news about Him in all that2 country.  

A Mute Man Speaks

32 aAs they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.  
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
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Matthew 9:30

Were opened (hnewxqhsan).

Strictly charged them (enebrimhqh autoiv). A difficult word, compound of en and brimaomai (to be moved with anger). It is used of horses snorting (Aeschylus, Theb. 461), of men fretting or being angry (Daniel 11:30). Allen notes that it occurs twice in Mark (Mark 1:43; Mark 14:5) when Matthew omits it. It is found only here in Matthew. John has it twice in a different sense (John 11:33 with en eautw). Here and in Mark 1:32 it has the notion of commanding sternly, a sense unknown to ancient writers. Most manuscripts have the middle enebrimhsato, but Aleph and B have the passive enebrimhqh which Westcott and Hort accept, but without the passive sense (cf. apekriqh). "The word describes rather a rush of deep feeling which in the synoptic passages showed itself in a vehement injunctive and in John 11:33 in look and manner" (McNeile). Bruce translates Euthymius Zigabenus on Mark 1:32: "Looked severely, contracting His eyebrows, and shaking His head at them as they are wont to do who wish to make sure that secrets will be kept." "See to it, let no one know it" (orate, mhdeiv ginwsketw). Note elliptical change of persons and number in the two imperatives.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 9:30:

Mark 1:43
John 11:33

 

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