King James Version
What Does Matthew 9:28 Mean?
“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.”
Context
26
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. the fame: or, this fame
27
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
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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.
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Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(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.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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