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Matthew 21:10

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What does Matthew 21:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?
Matthew 21:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
8And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.
9And the multitudes that went before him, 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.
10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?
11And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
12And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
13and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when he was come into Jerusalem. etc.] The metropolis of the nation, the seat of the ancient kings of Judah, and of his father David, entering into it in this very public manner; as he never did before; riding in the manner the ancient judges and kings of Israel did, attended with a numerous retinue, shouting as they went along, and singing their “Hosannas” to him: all the city was moved; as Bethlehem was, when Naomi with Ruth returned thither; and of which the same phrase is used, as here, (<080119>Ruth 1:19). all the city was moved about them; which the Chaldee paraphrase renders, “all the inhabitants of the city were gathered in troops about them.” And so here the sense is, that the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 people, and the triumphant procession through the city, excited much attention and inquiry. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“all: Mat 2:3; Rut 1:19; Sa1 16:4; Joh 12:16-19 Who: Sol 3:6; Isa 63:1; Luk 5:21, Luk 7:49, Luk 9:9, Luk 20:2; Joh 2:18; Act 9:5 Matthew 21:11”
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