SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:23
Y las multitudes estaban fuera de sí, y decían: ¿Es éste aquel Hijo de David?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:23
Verse 23. Is not this the son of David?] Is not this the true Messiah? Do not these miracles sufficiently prove it? See Isaiah xxxv. 5.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And all the people were amazed , etc.] At the cure; it was such an instance of divine power, and so glaring a proof, that the person who wrought it was more than a man, and must be the Messiah. This is to be understood of the greater part of the people, not of every individual, and of the common people only; for it had a different effect upon the Pharisees, as hereafter appears; but in these it not only produced admiration, but conviction, faith, and confession: and said, is not this the son of David? or the Messiah; for dwd ˆb , “the son of David”, is a character of the Messiah, well known among the Jews; See Gill “<400101>Matthew 1:1” because he was promised to David, was to be raised up of his seed, and to spring from his loins. This question they put, not as doubting of it, but as inclining, at least, to believe it, if not as expressing their certainty of it: and is, as if they had said, who can this person be but the true Messiah, that has wrought such a miracle as this? for from his miracles they rightly concluded who he was; though the Jews since, in order to deprive Jesus of this true characteristic of the Messiah, deny that miracles are to be performed by him f738 .
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-30 - A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and say nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals u the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the mor desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Sata aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divide against itself; how then could it stand! And if they said that Jesu cast out devils by the prince of the devils, they could not prove tha their children cast them out by any other power. There are two grea interests in the world; and when unclean spirits are cast out by the Holy Spirit, in the conversion of sinners to a life of faith an obedience, the kingdom of God is come unto us. All who do not aid of rejoice in such a change are against Christ.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ εξισταντο 1839 5710 V-IMI-3P παντες 3956 A-NPM οι 3588 T-NPM οχλοι 3793 N-NPM και 2532 CONJ ελεγον 3004 5707 V-IAI-3P μητι 3385 PRT-I ουτος 3778 D-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM υιος 5207 N-NSM δαβιδ 1138 N-PRI
Robertson's NT Word Studies
12:23 {Is this the Son of David?} (meti houtos estin ho huios daueid?). The form of the question expects the answer "no," but they put it so because of the Pharisaic hostility towards Jesus. The multitudes "were amazed" or "stood out of themselves" (existanto), imperfect tense, vividly portraying the situation. They were almost beside themselves with excitement.
