Luke 19:37 — Community Reflections

LUKE 19:37 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”

When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen — the whole crowd of disciples praising God in loud voices for all the miracles: the entry's praise is not for the abstract messianic arrival but for the specific miracles witnessed. The eyewitness memory of the miracles produces the praise.

Church Fathers on Luke 19:37

As long as our Lord was in the mount His Apostles only were with Him, but when He began to be near the descent, then there came to Him a multitude of the people.
Origen · 3rd century

He calls by the name of disciples not only the twelve, or the seventy-two, but all who followed Christ, whether for the sake of the miracles, or from a certain charm in His teaching, and to them may be added the children, as the other Evangelists relate. Hence it follows, For all the mighty works which they had seen.
Theophylact · 11th century

They beheld indeed many of our Lord’s miracles, but marveled most at the resurrection of Lazarus. For as John says, For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. For it must be observed that this was not the first time of our Lord’s coming to Jerusalem, but He came often before, as John relates.
Bede · 8th century

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