KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 21:9
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
WEB World English Bible
The multitudes who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
ASV American Standard Version
And the multitudes that went before him, 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.
9 And 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.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
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,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenὄχλοιG3793 · ochloscrowdοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροάγοντεςG4254 · proagōto go/bring beforeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀκολουθοῦντεςG190 · akoloutheōto followἔκραζονG2896 · krazōto cryλέγοντες·G3004 · legōto sayὡσαννὰG5614 · hōsannaHosannaτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱῷG5207 · uhiossonΔαυίδ,G1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidεὐλογημένοςG2127 · eulogeōto praise/blessὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρχόμενοςG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameκυρίου,G2962 · kurioslord: GodὡσαννὰG5614 · hōsannaHosannaἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑψίστοις.¶G5310 · hupsistosHighest
Cross-references
Psalm 118:24-26This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.John 12:13-15Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.Matthew 23:39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.Luke 19:37-38And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Mark 11:9-10And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord:Matthew 21:15And 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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