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A House Divided

Matthew 12:23

In 9 translations

BSB
The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
KJV
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
WEB
All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
ASV
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
LSV
And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Is this the Son of David?”
YLT
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, 'Is this the Son of David?'
DBY
And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
DRC
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?
GNV
And all the people were amased, and saide, Is not this that sonne of Dauid?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Δαυίδ;¶: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυείδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβίδ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον· Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;
RP2018
Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον, Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον, Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαβίδ;
SCR1894
και εξισταντο παντες οι οχλοι και ελεγον μητι ουτος εστιν ο υιος δαβιδ

Who and where

👤 David👤 Jesus Christ◆ Blind and Dumb Demoniac and Following Discourse

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
  • John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  • Matthew 22:42–43“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
  • Matthew 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!”
  • Matthew 15:30–31Large 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. The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled…
  • John 7:40–42On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? Doesn’t the Scripture say that the…
  • Matthew 9:33And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  • Matthew 15:22And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

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