Matthew 21:9

Matthew 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”

Context of Matthew 21:9

7brought the ass and the colt and put their garments upon them, and he sat on them. 8But a very great crowd strewed their own garments on the way, and others kept cutting down branches from the trees and strewing them on the way. And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest. 10And as he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.

Matthew 21:9 word by word

οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι οἱ προάγοντες αὐτὸν καὶ οἱ ἀκολουθοῦντες ἔκραζον λέγοντες· ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου, ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.¶Read the interlinear

• crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Hosannaὡσαννάhōsanna · HosannaG5614
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• highestὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310

Cross-references for Matthew 21:9

• Matthew 21:15And when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders which he wrought, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant,
• Psalms 118:24This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
• Mark 11:9And those going on before and those following cried out, Hosanna! blessed [be] he that comes in [the] Lord's name.
• Matthew 23:39for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.
• Luke 19:37And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,
• John 12:13took branches of palms and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed [is] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord, the King of Israel.
• Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

Commentaries on Matthew 21:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Hosanna to the son of David - When persons applied to the king for help, or for a redress of grievances, they used the word hosanna, or rather from the Hebrew נא הושיעה Hoshiah Na ! Save now! or, Save, we beseech thee! - redress our grievances, and give us help from oppression! Thus both the words and actions of the people prove that they acknowledged Christ as their king, and looked to him for deliverance. How easily might he have assumed the sovereignty…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Hosanna to the son of David … - The word “hosanna” means “save now,” or “save, I beseech thee.” It is a Syriac word, and was a form of acclamation used among the Jews. It was probably used in the celebration of their great festivals. During those festivals they sang Psalm 117:1-2; Psalm 118:25-26. To come “in the name of the Lord” here means to come “by the authority” of the Lord, or to come “commissioned” by him to reveal his will. The Jews had commonly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Jesus entering Jerusalem starts Matthew's story of how the Messiah's suffering and resurrection establish salvation.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:9

• David
• Hosanna
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• David
• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Hosanna
• Loose
• Move
• Presently
• Reverence
• Seat

Commentaries on Matthew 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings