Matthew 9:28 - Exposition

And when he was come into the house . Where he would be undisturbed (cf. Matthew 13:36 ). On the later occasion ( Matthew 20:32 ) Jesus stood still in the road. The blind men came to him. Close ( προσῆλθαν αὐτῷ ) . And Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They had professed faith in him, yet their after-conduct ( Matthew 9:31 ) shows that it was none too perfect. They said unto him, Yea, Lord . Said ; say (Revised Version); λέγουσιν . The evangelist uses the more vivid present whenever he can. So in Matthew 20:33 (though not in the parallel passages).