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When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?"
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A City Shaken
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the city wasn't just curious; it was profoundly shaken. One scholar highlights that the Greek word used, 'eseisthē,' is the same term used for an earthquake. This emphasizes that Jesus' arrival was not a minor disturbance but a seismic event that fundamentally disrupted the city's religious and social status quo.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved. There was great excitement. The sight of such a multitude, the shouts of the …
Was stirred (εσεισθη). Shaken as by an earthquake. "Even Jerusalem frozen with religious formalism and socially undemonstrative, w…
19th Century
Anglican
All the city was moved — It was the beginning of the Paschal week, and the city was therefore filled with pilgrims from many lands…
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Baptist
He had been there before, but not in this way. Never had such enthusiastic multitudes surrounded Him with acclamations. Quiet citizens, who had not…
Jesus probably entered Jerusalem through the north entrance to the outer court of the temple. As the city was stirred earlier (2:3), so here: news …
16th Century
Protestant
When he entered into Jerusalem. Matthew says that the city was moved, to inform us that this event did not happen secretly or by …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he was come into Jerusalem . &c.] The metropolis of the nation, the seat of the ancient kings of Judah, and…
This coming of Christ was described by the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9). When Christ would appear in his glory, it is in his meekn…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
