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!”
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- WEB 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,
- KJV 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,
- NKJV But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant
- NASB But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant,
- NLT The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David.” But the leaders were indignant.
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The chief priests and scribes grow indignant at Jesus' wonders and the children's cries of 'Hosanna to the Son of David.' Their anger exposes their rejection of the Messiah.
Overview
While children praise Jesus with messianic words, the religious leaders react with indignation rather than worship. Their hostility, set against the children's praise, reveals hardened, unbelieving hearts. The contrast shows that recognizing Jesus is a matter of the heart, not learning or status, and foreshadows the leaders' growing opposition.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 21:9The 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!”
- Luke 19:39–40But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
- Matt 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- Matt 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
- Isa 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Luke 22:66At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
- Matt 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
- John 4:1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
- John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Luke 20:1One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
- Matt 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- Matt 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Matt 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
- Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
- Matt 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Mark 11:18When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
- John 12:19Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
- John 11:47–49Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
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