A tumult (θορυβος). They feared the uprising in behalf of Jesus and were arguing that the matter must be postponed till after the …

Not on the feast day. Not during the feast. The feast lasted seven days. A vast multitude attended from all parts of Judea. Jerusalem is s…

While Jesus was prophesying, His enemies were plotting. This fulfilled Psalm 2:2: “The rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and again…

Glossa Ordinaria: Then the Evangelist presents to us the hidden springs and machinery by which the Lord's Passion was brought …

Opposition to Jesus had been rising for some time (cf. 12:14; 21:45–46). God, however, is in control of these events. The leaders may plot; but if …

But they said, Not during the festival. They did not think it a suitable time, until the festival was past and the crowd had disp…

And they said, not on the feast day
Upon mature deliberation, it was an agreed point with them, at least it was carr…

Our Lord had often told of his sufferings as at a distance; now he speaks of them as at hand. At the same time the Jewish council consulted how the…

The Evangelist, having related the preparatory events for the Pa ion, here begins to discu Christ’s Pa ion, which is divided into two parts. First,…