Matthew 9:30

“And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about it.””

Matthew 9:30 · direct translation from the Greek
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Matthew 9:30, word by word

eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoi

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmoi” appears
were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōichthēsan

open

Open.

Where else “ēneōichthēsan” appears
JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsous” appears
sternly warnedἐνεβριμήθηenebrimēthē

warn sternly

Order harshly; rebuke strongly.

Where else “enebrimēthē” appears
sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears
“See thatὉρᾶτεHorate

watch out

"Be careful!", "make sure that…".

Where else “Horate” appears
no oneμηδεὶςmēdeis

no one, nothing

No one, nothing.

Where else “mēdeis” appears
knows about itγινωσκέτωginōsketō

find out

To find out something, to realize.

Where else “ginōsketō” appears

The context

29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.”

30 · This verse (above)

31But they went out and spread the news about him in all that land.

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To study Matthew 9 in a group

  1. 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. 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. 3. How I live it

    Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?

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