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23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

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23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(A)

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Jesus Heals the Blind

27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(A)

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29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?”

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29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.(A) Could this be the Messiah?”(B)

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42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

They replied, “He is the son of David.”

43 Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said,

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42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

“The son of David,”(A) they replied.

43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,

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Division and Unbelief

40 When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”[a] 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:40 See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.
  2. 7:42 See Mic 5:2.

40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”(A)

41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?(B) 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(C) and from Bethlehem,(D) the town where David lived?”

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Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,

“Praise God[a] for the Son of David!
    Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
    Praise God in highest heaven!”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:9a Greek Hosanna, an exclamation of praise that literally means “save now”; also in 21:9b, 15.
  2. 21:9b Pss 118:25-26; 148:1.

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[a] to the Son of David!”(A)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[b](B)

“Hosanna[c] in the highest heaven!”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  2. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  3. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15

30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. 31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

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30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.(A) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(B)

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33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.

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33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”(A)

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22 A Gentile[a] woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:22 Greek Canaanite.

22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(A) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(B)

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