Matthew 12:23

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“The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?””

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BSBPD

“The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, `Is this the Son of David?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 12:23 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
  2. 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!”
  3. 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.”
  4. Matthew 15:30Large 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.
  5. 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!”
  6. Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
  7. John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  8. John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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