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Matthew 20:31

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

KJV

ὁ δὲ ὄχλος ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα σιωπήσωσιν· οἱ δὲ μεῖζον ἔκραξαν λέγοντες· κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, υἱέ Δαυείδ.

Greek NT

Turba autem increpabat eos ut tacerent. At illi magis clamabant, dicentes : Domine, miserere nostri, fili David.

Vulgate

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

ASV

And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People David

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
κράζω
krazo
verb · 55×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
σιωπάω
siopao
verb · 10×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἐλεέω
eleeo
verb · 31×
ἐπιτιμάω
epitimao
verb · 29×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἔκραξαν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔκραξαν | RP: ἔκραζον
  • ἔκραξανSBLGNT
  • ἔκραξανWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἔκραζονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς , | WH/Treg/NIV: Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς | NA/RP: Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς κύριε
  • Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς ,SBLGNT
  • Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς κύριεNestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: υἱὸς | WH/Treg/NA/RP: υἱὸς | NIV: υἱὲ
  • υἱὸςSBLGNT
  • υἱὸςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Nestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
  • υἱὲReader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Col 4:2 — Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
  • Luke 18:40 — And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
  • Matt 15:25 — Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
  • Matt 19:13 — Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.