12:22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus 2 healed him so that he could speak and see. 3 12:23 All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?”
1 sn The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were wrong? Note also Jesus’ “labor.” He simply spoke and it was so.
2 tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “demoniac, and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.”