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Thenτότεhe touchedἥψατοtheirαὐτῶνeyes,τῶν ὀφθαλμῶνsaying,λέγων“According toΚατὰyourὑμῶνfaithτὴν πίστινlet it be doneγενηθήτωfor you.”ὑμῖν
Matthew 9:29
Study it in the app“Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:29, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- he touchedἥψατοhēpsato
touch
To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.
Where else “hēpsato” appears- eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmōn” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- let it be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētō
be it so
"Let it be so"; or "by no means!".
Where else “genēthētō” appears
The context
28When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 · This verse (above)
30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about it.”
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?