Matthew 21:15

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
when	ἰδόντες idontes	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
priests	ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
scribes	γραμματεῖς grammateis	G1122	scribe · noun — nominative plural masculine
saw	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
things	θαυμάσια thaumasia	G2297	wondrous · adjective — accusative plural neuter
that	ἃ ha	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
did	ἐποίησεν epoiēsen	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
children	παῖδας paidas	G3816	a boy (as often beaten with impunity) · noun — accusative plural masculine
crying	κράζοντας krazontas	G2896	properly · verb — present active participle, accusative plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
temple	ἱερῷ hi'erō	G2411	a sacred place · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
saying	λέγοντας· legontas	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, accusative plural masculine
Hosanna	ὡσαννὰ hōsanna	G5614	oh save! · particle
Son	υἱῷ huiō	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — dative singular masculine
David	Δαυίδ, Dauid	G1138	Dabid (i.e. David) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
displeased	ἠγανάκτησαν ēganaktēsan	G23	akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Matthew 21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of…
Luke 19:39-40 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine…
Matthew 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what aut…
Matthew 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Matthew 26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called…
Matthew 26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 21:15

And when the chief priests and Scribes,.... 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 t…

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John Calvin on Matthew 21:10-22

Matthew 21:10-22 Matthew 21:10-22 Mark 11:11-24 Luke 19:39-48 10. And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11. And the multitudes said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth in Galilee. 12. And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; 13. And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers. 14. And the blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. 15. When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful works which he did, and th…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 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).

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The Church Fathers

But (we hold the contrary): for Christ, by "accepting praise out of the mouth of babes and sucklings," has declared that neither childhood nor infancy is without sensibility, -the former of which states, when meeting Him with approving shouts, proved its ability to offer Him testimony; while the other, by being slaughtered, for His sake of course, knew what violence meant.
— Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul

For as a pillar a little out of the perpendicular, if more weight be laid upon it, is driven to lean still more to one side; so also the heart of man when once turned aside, is only stirred the more with jealousy by seeing or hearing deeds of some righteous man. In this way the Priests were stirred up against Christ, and said, Hearest thou what these say?
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For, not daring to lay hands on Him, the Priests defame his works, and the testimony of the children who cried, Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, as though this might be said to none but to the Son of God only. Let then Bishops and all holy men take heed how they suffer these things to be said to them, if this is charged as a fault in Him who is truly Lord to whom this was said, because the faith of the believers was not yet confirmed.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Hosanna — Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Ps. 118:25.)
Children · Are capable of glorifying God — Are capable of glorifying God
Children, Good · Exemplified: Children in the Temple — Exemplified: Children in the Temple
Hosanna · A form of Jewish acclamation — A form of Jewish acclamation
Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As · Women and children as well as men — Women and children as well as men
Scribe (S) · Hypocrisy of, reproved by Jesus — Hypocrisy of, reproved by Jesus
Scribes · Often offended at out Lord’s conduct and teaching — Often offended at out Lord’s conduct and teaching

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).