Matthew 22:33 (ASV)

Passage

And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Matthew 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the living.

Matthew 22:33 And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

Matthew 22:34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

Matthew 22:35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "multitudes", "heard", "astonished", and "teaching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "multitudes" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "I am the God of Abraham and..." into verse 34's "But the Pharisees when they heard that...", so "multitudes" and "heard" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "multitudes" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.