KJV King James Version
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
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Matthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
WEB World English Bible
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant,
ASV American Standard Version
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David,’ were much displeased;
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἰδόντεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandδὲG1161 · dethenοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχιερεῖςG749 · archiereushigh-priestκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoγραμματεῖςG1122 · grammateusscribeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoθαυμάσιαG2297 · thaumasiosmarvelousἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαῖδαςG3816 · paischildτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκράζονταςG2896 · krazōto cryἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερῷG2411 · hierostempleκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγοντας·G3004 · legōto sayὡσαννὰG5614 · hōsannaHosannaτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱῷG5207 · uhiossonΔαυίδ,G1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidἠγανάκτησανG23 · aganakteōbe indignant
Cross-references
Matthew 21:9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.Luke 19:39-40And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.John 4:1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,Matthew 26:3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Isaiah 26:11LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: [but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Matthew 22:42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.John 12:19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.Matthew 21:23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?Luke 22:2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.Mark 11:18And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.Luke 20:1And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,John 7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew [it], that they might take him.
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