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Matthew 15:30

What does Matthew 15:30 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 15:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 15:30 means

Following His return to Galilee, large crowds gather around Jesus, bringing with them a multitude of sick and suffering people: the lame, blind, dumb (mute), maimed (disabled in various ways), and many others. They lay them at His feet, a posture of humility and desperate appeal, and Jesus compassionately heals them all. This outpouring of divine power testifies to His identity as the Messiah and His boundless mercy towards the afflicted, displaying His authority over all sickness and infirmity.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:

Context

This verse immediately follows Jesus's return to the Sea of Galilee (verse 29), illustrating the immediate draw of His ministry. It describes the massive influx of sick people to Him, setting the scene for His widespread healing ministry among the large crowds. This widespread healing serves as the direct prelude to, and justification for, His compassionately feeding the multitude in the verses to come.

v.29And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

v.30This passage

v.31insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 14:35

    And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick;

  • Luke 6:17

    and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judæa and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

  • Acts 19:11

    And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

  • Psalms 103:3

    Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;

  • Luke 7:21

    In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight.

  • Matthew 4:23

    And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

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