26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. Ver. 26. We fear the people ] Lest they should be stoned; and the people feared them, lest they should be excommunicated. Thus they were mutual executioners one to another; for all fear hath torment, 1 John 4:18 . read more
we fear: Matthew 21:46, Matthew 14:5, Isaiah 57:11, Mark 11:32, Mark 12:12, Luke 20:6, Luke 20:19, Luke 22:2, John 9:22, Acts 5:26 for: Mark 6:20, John 5:35, John 10:41, John 10:42 Reciprocal: Matthew 26:5 - lest Luke 1:76 - shalt be read more
26. All hold John as a prophet Even Herod, who slew him, trembled at his name as of a holy and God-sent man. The rulers, from political motives, have deserted John; but with all the ranks of the common people, even to the publicans and harlots, there is a deep feeling that John was a messenger of God. These feared the people, as Herod did before them, and, as Luke (Luke 20:6) informs us, they also feared a shower of stones. read more
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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 21:1-46
Matthew 21:1 . When they were come to Bethphage. The rabbins dispute about the etymon of this village, whether it mean the “house of the fountain,” as is the literal import; or the “house of grossities,” or of flatterers. It was distant from Jerusalem a sabbath-day’s journey, that is one thousand nine hundred paces, and situate at the foot of mount Olivet. Mark and Luke join the two villages of Bethphage and Bethany together, for the road lay in the valley between the towns. Here the... read more