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Matthew 9:33

The Doctor for the Sick

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 9:33 · Berean Standard Bible
What It Means

Matthew 9:33, in plain English

When the demon was gone, the man spoke for the first time, and the crowd was amazed: 'Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!'

Why it's here

The crowd recognized they were witnessing something completely new, something that had never happened before in their entire history.

Who's speaking

The astonished crowd.

Where it sits in the story

People were beginning to realize that Jesus was bringing something unprecedented to Israel.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

After the demon is expelled, the mute man speaks, and the crowds declare 'oudepote ephane houtos en to Israel' (nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel).

Language and setting

The crowd's amazement acknowledges that Jesus' ministry is unprecedented in Israel's history, exceeding even the prophets.

Voice

The amazed crowd, making an unprecedented declaration.

Significance

This declaration from the crowds contrasts with the Pharisees' hostile interpretation in the very next verse, revealing the growing division.

In context

Matthew 9:31–35

31But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.

32As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.

33And 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!”

34But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”

35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

Read all of Matthew 9 — Jesus eats with sinners, forgives the paralyzed, and raises the dead. The religious leaders are horrified; the broken are set free.

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