The Meaning of Matthew 20:32 Explained

Matthew 20:32

KJV: And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

YLT: And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, 'What will ye that I may do to you?'

Darby: And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

ASV: And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  Jesus  stood still,  and called  them,  and  said,  What  will ye  that I shall do  unto you? 

What does Matthew 20:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 20:29-34 - The Great Healer And The Lowly King
The Lord is always saying: What will ye that I shall do? Let us not ask small things. We honor Him by making great demands. Our greatest requests come far short of His generosity and resources. It seems as though we are always giving Him pain by the meagerness of our expectation. Whatever people say, cry out so much the more! But remember it is not the outcry, but your need and your faith which will arrest His steps.
Our Lord entered the city in fulfillment of prophetic vision, but in great lowliness, along the road carpeted by the loving enthusiasm of the crowds. It was largely a Galilean and popular outburst. The upper classes kept aloof. Remember that ancient prediction quoted here, Isaiah 62:11, and especially Zechariah 9:9. The King comes having salvation. That is the divine order! We shall never know the full power of Christ's salvation until we have welcomed Him to our hearts as King. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 20

1  Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;
17  foretells his passion;
20  by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble;
29  and gives two blind men their sight

What do the individual words in Matthew 20:32 mean?

And having stopped - Jesus called them said What do you desire I should do unto you
Καὶ στὰς Ἰησοῦς ἐφώνησεν αὐτοὺς εἶπεν Τί θέλετε ποιήσω ὑμῖν

στὰς  having  stopped 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἵστημι  
Sense: to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦς  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
ἐφώνησεν  called 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: φωνέω 
Sense: to sound, emit a sound, to speak.
εἶπεν  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
θέλετε  do  you  desire 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: θέλω  
Sense: to will, have in mind, intend.
ποιήσω  I  should  do 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: ποιέω  
Sense: to make.
ὑμῖν  unto  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.

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