King James Version
Matthew 21:11 in the King James Version says “And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:11 · 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.
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“the prophet”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
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