Matthew 21:15

“And when the chief priests and Scribes, etc.] The inveterate enemies of Christ; who upon hearing the shouts of the people at Christ’s entrance into the city, and passage through it to the temple; and understanding that it was Jesus of Nazareth that was come thither, they came also to awe the people, and pick up what they could against him: who, when they saw the wonderful things that he did; as the overturning the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those that sold doves, without any opposition, when these traders were so many, and in great power, and he a single person, and unarmed; and that the blind received their sight, and the lame were cured, and the children crying in the…”

“This paragraph contains the account of the barren fig-tree, and of the cleansing of the temple. See also Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48. Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God ... - From Mark 11:11-15, it is probable that this cleansing of the temple did not take place on the day that he entered Jerusalem in triumph, but on the day following. He came and looked round upon all things, Mark says, and went out to Bethany with the twelve. On the day following, returning from Bethany, he saw the fig-tree. Entering into the temple, he purified it “on that day;” or perhaps he “finished” the work of purifying it on that day, which he commenced the day before. Matthew has mentioned the…”

“21:15 The Jewish leaders’ stubborn refusal to believe is contrasted with the exuberant faith and praise of little children (see 18:1-14; 19:13-15).”

“when: Mat 21:23, Mat 26:3, Mat 26:59, Mat 27:1, Mat 27:20; Isa 26:11; Mar 11:18; Luk 19:39, Luk 19:40, Luk 20:1, Luk 22:2, Luk 22:66; Joh 11:47-49, Joh 11:57, Joh 12:19 Hosanna: Mat 21:9, Mat 22:42; Joh 7:42 they were: Joh 4:1 Matthew 21:16”