Matthew 9:32-35

9:32 As ¹  they were going away, ²  a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him. 9:33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!” 9:34 But the Pharisees ³  said, “By the ruler ⁴  of demons he casts out demons.” ⁵ 

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9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns ⁶  and villages, teaching in their synagogues, ⁷  preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness. ⁸ 

[9:32]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:32]  ² tn Grk “away, behold, they brought a man to him.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[9:34]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:34]  ⁴ tn Or “prince.”

[9:34]  ⁵ tc Although codex Cantabrigiensis (D), along with a few other Western versional and patristic witnesses, lacks this verse, virtually all other witnesses have it. The Western text’s reputation for free alterations as well as the heightened climax if v. 33 concludes this pericope explains why these witnesses omitted the verse.

[9:35]  ⁵ tn Or “cities.”

[9:35]  ⁶ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[9:35]  ⁷ tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.