Matthew 12:23
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
KJV
καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον· μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυείδ;
Greek NT
Et stupebant omnes turbæ, et dicebant : Numquid hic est filius David ?
Vulgate
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
ASV
And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?
Douay-Rheims
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People
David
In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μήτι
meti
particle · 17×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἐξίστημι
existemi
verb · 17×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§439Many Jews and even certain Gentiles who shared their hope recognized in Jesus the fundamental attributes of the messianic "Son of David", promised by God to Israel.38 Jesus accepted his rightful title of Messiah, though with some reserve because it was understood by some of his contemporaries in too human a sense, as essentially political.39
Cross-references
- John 4:29 — Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- John 7:31 — And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
- John 7:40 — Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
- Luke 5:26 — And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
- Matt 9:8 — But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
- Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Matt 9:33 — And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- Matt 9:34 — But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
- Matt 15:30 — And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
- Matt 21:9 — 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.
- Matt 22:42 — Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
- Rom 1:3 — Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;