The Children's Praise. Peculiar to St Matthew

15. the chief priests The heads of the twenty-four priestly courses, as well as the high-priest and those who had served that office. See note ch. Matthew 26:3.

children crying in the temple Children were taught at an early age to join in the temple services. These caught the familiar feast-day strain from the Galilæan pilgrims, and unconscious of all that their words meant, saluted Jesus.

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