Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 12:22

"Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw." — Matthew 12:22 (ASV)

The following narrative is another stumbling block for those attempting to harmonize the Gospels. Luke (Luke 11:14) places it after the feeding of the five thousand, while Mark (Mark 3:22) places it immediately after the mission of the Twelve. A similar narrative appeared in Matthew 9:32, and it is quite probable that the accusation was repeated whenever the occasion arose, and was answered each time with the same or similar words. Mark states that the Pharisees who made the accusation were those who had come down from Jerusalem, and this is consistent with everything we have seen of the activity of these emissaries from the party.

Possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb — In Matthew 9:32, the man was simply dumb; here the phenomena of the suspension of conscious sensation and volition were more complicated.