Matthew 12:23

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Matthew 12:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

21 In His name the nations will put their hope.”

22 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.

23 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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Matthew 9:33

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 Israel!”

Matthew 15:30

Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

Matthew 15:31

The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 9:27

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Matthew 15:22

And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

Matthew 21:9

The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Matthew 22:42

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

Matthew 22:43

Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

John 4:29

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

John 7:40

On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

John 7:41

Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

John 7:42

Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”