The multitudes who went in front of him, and those 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!”
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB 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!”
- 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!”
- NASB Now the crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!”
- NLT Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise God in highest heaven!”
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Quick answer
The crowds shout 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' They hail Jesus as the messianic King with words from Psalm 118.
Overview
Quoting Psalm 118:25-26, the crowds welcome Jesus as the promised Son of David, the saving King. 'Hosanna' means 'save now,' a cry of praise and plea. Though their expectations of a political deliverer were mistaken, their words rightly proclaim Jesus as the Messiah who comes to bring God's salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 118:24–26This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!
- John 12:13–15they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
- Matt 23:39For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Luke 19:37–38As he was now getting near, 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 which they had seen,
- Matt 9:27As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”
- Matt 21:15But 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,
- Mark 11:9–10Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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