Matthew 21:11
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?
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,
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- KJV
- And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
- WEB
- The multitudes said, “This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
- ASV
- And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
- DARBY
- And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
- BLB
- And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet, Jesus, the One from Nazareth of Galilee.”
- ÅB
- Og folket svarte: «Dette er profeten Jesus fra Nasaret i Galilea.»
- OTB
- Folkemengdene svarte: “Dette er profeten Jesus fra Nasaret i Galilea.”
- B1930
- Men folket sa: Dette er profeten Jesus fra Nasaret i Galilea.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:14
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Read in contextLuke 7:16
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
Read in contextJohn 7:40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Read in contextActs 7:37
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Read in contextMatthew 2:23
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:15–19
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Read in contextJohn 9:17
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
Read in contextActs 3:22–23
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
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