Palm Sunday

Matthew 1. True Discipleship versus Harsher Condemnation for the Jewish Leaders (19:1–22:46)

“Stirred” is rather mild for eseisthē (used of earthquakes and apocalyptic upheavals; 27:51; Rev 6:13).

Matthew 1. True Discipleship versus Harsher Condemnation for the Jewish Leaders (19:1–22:46)

“Who is this?” does not imply that the people have never seen Jesus before or do not know his name, though many in town from outside of Israel may not have encountered him previously. But Matthew is more interested in raising the Christological question again.

Matthew 1. True Discipleship versus Harsher Condemnation for the Jewish Leaders (19:1–22:46)

Verses 10b–11 are unique to Matthew. Verse 10b may hark back to 2:3 as an indictment of most in the city (pasa, often translated “all,” here means the whole rather than every single inhabitant).

Matthew 1. True Discipleship versus Harsher Condemnation for the Jewish Leaders (19:1–22:46)

“Stirred” is rather mild for eseisthē (used of earthquakes and apocalyptic upheavals; 27:51; Rev 6:13).