Hearest thou (ακουεις). In a rage at the desecration of the temple by the shouts of the boys they try to shame Jesus, as responsib…

When the Chief Priests. The chief men of the nation were envious of his popularity. They could not prevent it; but being determined to fin…

Hearest thou what these say? — The priests and scribes had probably remained in the Temple and had not heard the Hosannas that wer…

Chief priests and scribes are always on the watch. Nothing that glorifies the Lord Jesus will escape their eyes. Expect no less in these times. If …

St. Jerome: When Jesus entered with the multitudes, the whole city of Jerusalem was moved, wondering at the crowds but not kno…

The “chief priests and teachers of the law” express indignation, not so much at what he has done, as at the acclamation he is receiving for it. The…

And have you never read? The scribes and priests seize on this as an opportunity for slandering Christ, because He allows Himself to be ca…

And said unto him, do you hear what these say?
&c.] Suggesting, that if he did, he ought to reprove them, or else he…

Christ found some of the courts of the temple turned into a market for cattle and things used in the sacrifices, and partly occupied by the money-c…

Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:

1. In the first part, he relates Christ’s entrance into the world …