‘And when he arrived in Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”

The massed crowds, and the noise, and the excitement inevitably caused a reaction in the inhabitants of Jerusalem and in many Jewish visitors from around the world (the crowds following Jesus were probably mainly Galileans and Peraeans), so that their interest was stirred and they began to say,' Who is this?'

We can compare here the stir caused by the Magi when they too entered Jerusalem, in their case seeking the Son of David (Matthew 2:3).

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