Matthew 15:31

Easy To Read Version

People were amazed when they saw that people that could not speak were able to speak again. Crippled people were made strong again. People that could not walk were able to walk again. The blind were able to see again. All the people thanked the God of Israel (the Jews) for this.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel. [191] I give you this name because you have fought with God and with men, and you have not been defeated.”

Genesis 33:20

Jacob built an altar there to worship God. Jacob named the place “El, the God of Israel.”

Psalm 50:15

\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par

Psalm 50:23

So if a person gives a thank offering, {\cf2\super [302]} \par then he shows me honor.\par But if a person lives right,\par then I will show him my power to save.”\par

Exodus 24:10

On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. God was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!

Matthew 15:30

Many, many people came to Jesus. These people brought many other sick people and put the sick people before Jesus. There were people that could not walk, blind people, crippled people, deaf people, and many others. Jesus healed all these people.

Matthew 18:8

“If your hand or your foot makes you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose part of your body but have life forever. That is much better than to have two hands and two feet but be thrown into the fire (hell) that burns forever.

Matthew 21:14

Some blind people and some crippled people came to Jesus in the temple {\cf2\super [289]} area. Jesus healed these people.

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those people that were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel. {\cf2\super [91]}

Matthew 9:32

When the two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not talk because he had a demon {\cf2\super [115]} inside him.

Matthew 9:33

Jesus forced the demon to leave the man. Then the man that couldn’t talk was able to speak. The people were amazed and said, “We have never seen anything like this in Israel.”

Matthew 9:8

The people saw this and they were amazed. The people praised God for giving power like this to people.

Mark 2:12

The paralyzed man stood up. He took his mat and walked out of the room. All the people could see him. The people were amazed and praised God. They said, “This is the most amazing thing we have ever seen!”

Mark 7:37

The people were really amazed. The people said, “Jesus does everything in a good way. Jesus makes deaf people able to hear. And people that can’t talk—Jesus makes them able to talk.”

Mark 9:43

If your hand makes you sin, cut it off. It is better for you to lose part of your body but have life forever. That is much better than to have two hands and go to hell. In that place the fire never stops.

Luke 14:13

Instead, when you give a feast, invite the poor people, the crippled, and the blind.

Luke 14:21

So the servant returned. He told his master what had happened. Then the master became angry and said, ‘Hurry! Go into the streets and alleys of the town. Bring me the poor people, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Luke 18:43

Then the man was able to see. The man followed Jesus, thanking God. All the people that saw this praised God for what happened.

Luke 7:16

All the people were filled with fear. They began praising God and said, “A great prophet {\cf2\super [129]} has come to us!” And they said, “God is taking care of his people.”

John 9:24

So the Jewish leaders called the man that had been blind. They told the man to come in again. They said, “You should give God the glory \{by telling the truth\}. We know that this man (Jesus) is a sinner.”