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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, &#8220Who is this?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And of Him having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, &#8220Who is this?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When He entered Jerusalem, all the city was trembling [with excitement], saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, saying, “Who is this? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, &#8220Who is this?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Jesus came to Jerusalem, everyone in the city was excited and asked, "Who can this be?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. People were asking, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. "Who is he?" the people asked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was trembling with excitement. The people were asking, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ?Who is this??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And of Him having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is this?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he having come to Jerusalem, all the city was shaken, saying, Who is this?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had entered into Jerusalem, the entire city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, “Who is this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, and they were saying, Who is this man?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and they were saying, “Who is this?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was moved, and said: Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And when he was entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was in an uproar, saying, who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, when He entered into Jerusalem, all the city was startled, saying, "Who is this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/21-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6000" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">When Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthontos (V-APA-GMS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">had entered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/2414.htm" title="2414: Hierosolyma (N-ANP) -- The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasa (Adj-NFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">whole</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polis (N-NFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/4579.htm" title="4579: eseisthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To shake; fig: I agitate, stir up. Apparently a primary verb; to rock, i.e. to agitate; figuratively, to throw into a tremor.">was stirred</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and asked,</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“Who</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this?”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a></span><br />Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! / Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. / Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Isaiah 62:11</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-12.htm">John 12:12-16</a></span><br />The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. / They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” / Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-37.htm">Luke 19:37-40</a></span><br />And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: / “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” / But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-9.htm">Mark 11:9-10</a></span><br />The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” / “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10-11</a></span><br />He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. / He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-17</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-40.htm">1 Kings 1:40</a></span><br />All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-13.htm">2 Kings 9:13</a></span><br />Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Isaiah 40:9</a></span><br />Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-25.htm">Psalm 118:25-26</a></span><br />O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! / Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9-10</a></span><br />After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. / And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?</p><p class="hdg">all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">Matthew 2:3</a></b></br> When Herod the king had heard <i>these things</i>, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Ruth 1:19</a></b></br> So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, <i>Is</i> this Naomi?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-4.htm">1 Samuel 16:4</a></b></br> And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?</p><p class="hdg">Who.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/3-6.htm">Song of Solomon 3:6</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this <i>that is</i> glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Luke 5:21</a></b></br> And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/matthew/21-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/20-34.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/matthew/18-30.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/matthew/20-12.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">City</a> <a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/mark/3-32.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">curses the fig tree;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">puts to silence the priests and elders,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Jesus had entered Jerusalem</b><br>This event occurs during the final week of Jesus' earthly ministry, often referred to as the Passion Week. Jerusalem, the city of David, holds significant religious and historical importance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. Jesus' entry fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, which speaks of a king coming to Jerusalem "gentle and riding on a donkey." This act symbolizes peace, contrasting with a conquering king who would ride a horse. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem marks the beginning of the culmination of His mission on earth, leading to His crucifixion and resurrection.<p><b>the whole city was stirred</b><br>The Greek word used here for "stirred" can also mean "shaken" or "agitated," indicating a significant commotion among the people. This reaction reflects the anticipation and excitement surrounding Jesus, who had gained a reputation as a teacher, healer, and miracle worker. The city's population would have been swelled due to the Passover festival, with pilgrims from all over the region. The stirring of the city also foreshadows the division Jesus' presence would cause, as some would accept Him as the Messiah while others would reject Him.<p><b>and asked, “Who is this?”</b><br>This question highlights the mixed understanding and expectations of the people regarding Jesus' identity. Despite His public ministry and the signs He performed, many were still uncertain about who He was. This question echoes the broader theme of the Gospels, which is the revelation of Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. It also reflects the fulfillment of prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, where the Messiah is not immediately recognized by His own people. The inquiry "Who is this?" invites readers to explore the identity of Jesus and His role in God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, Jesus is entering Jerusalem, marking the beginning of the events leading to His crucifixion. His entry fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city, significant in Jewish history and prophecy. It is the setting for many pivotal events in Jesus' ministry, including His crucifixion and resurrection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whole_city.htm">The Whole City</a></b><br>Represents the collective population of Jerusalem, including Jews and visitors for the Passover. Their reaction to Jesus' entry is one of curiosity and confusion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_triumphal_entry.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></b><br>This event marks Jesus' public declaration of His messianic identity, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> about the King coming to Jerusalem riding on a donkey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus'_identity.htm">Recognizing Jesus' Identity</a></b><br>Understanding who Jesus is remains a central question for every believer. Just as the people of Jerusalem asked, "Who is this?" we must continually seek to know and understand Jesus' true nature and mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is a powerful reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Believers can trust in God's Word and His timing, knowing that He is sovereign over history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_declaration_of_faith.htm">Public Declaration of Faith</a></b><br>Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem challenges us to consider how we publicly declare our faith. Are we willing to stand for Christ in a world that may not understand or accept Him?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_stirring_of_the_city.htm">The Stirring of the City</a></b><br>The reaction of the city to Jesus' entry prompts us to reflect on how our lives and actions can stir others to ask about Jesus. Are we living in a way that provokes curiosity and questions about our faith?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_olivet_discourse_about.htm">What is the Olivet Discourse about?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/common_muslim_qanda.htm">What are common Muslim questions and their answers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple_same_day.htm">Did Jesus cleanse the temple the same day he entered Jerusalem? Yes (Matthew 21:12) or No, he waited until the next day (Mark 11:1-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_ride_one_or_two_animals.htm">How many animals did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? One (Mark 11:7, Luke 19:35) or two (Matthew 21:7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">All the city was moved.</span>--It was the beginning of the Paschal week, and the city was therefore filled with pilgrims of many lands. To them this was a strange prelude to the usual order of the feast, and they asked what it meant. The answer fell short of the full meaning of the shouts of the people, but it expressed that aspect of the character of Jesus which was most intelligible to strangers. He was "the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Was come into Jerusalem.</span> Those who consider that the day of this event was the tenth of Nisan see a peculiar fitness in the entry occurring on this day. On the tenth of this month the Paschal lamb was selected and taken up preparatory to its sacrifice four days after (<a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3, 6</a>). So the true Paschal Lamb now is escorted to the place where alone the Passover could be sacrificed. Taking A.D. to be the date of the Crucifixion, astronomers inform us that in that year the first day of Nisan fell on March 24. Consequently, the tenth would be on Sunday, April 2, and the fourteenth was reckoned item sunset of Thursday, April 6, to the sunset of Friday, April 7 (see on ver. 1, and preliminary note ch. 26.). <span class="cmt_word">Was moved</span> (<span class="greek">ἐσείσθη</span>); <span class="accented">was shaken</span>, as by an earthquake. St. Matthew alone mentions this commotion, though St. John (<a href="/john/12-19.htm">John 12:19</a>) makes allusion to it, when he reports the vindictive exclamation of the Pharisees, "Behold, the world is gone after him!" Jerusalem had been stirred and troubled once before, when the Wise Men walked through the streets, inquiring, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews?" (<a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Matthew 2:2, 3</a>). But the excitement was far greater now, more general, composed of many different elements. The Romans expected some public rising; the Pharisaical party was aroused to new envy and malice; the Herodians dreaded a possible usurper; but the populace entertained for the moment the idea that their hopes were now fulfilled, that the long desired Messiah had at last appeared, and would lead them to victory. <span class="cmt_word">Who is this?</span> The question may have been put by the strangers who came from all parts of the world to celebrate the Passover at Jerusalem, or by the crowds in the streets, when they beheld the unusual procession that was advancing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When [Jesus]</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had entered</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσελθόντος</span> <span class="translit">(eiselthontos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἱεροσόλυμα</span> <span class="translit">(Hierosolyma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whole</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶσα</span> <span class="translit">(pasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλις</span> <span class="translit">(polis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was stirred</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσείσθη</span> <span class="translit">(eseisthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4579.htm">Strong's 4579: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shake; fig: I agitate, stir up. Apparently a primary verb; to rock, i.e. to agitate; figuratively, to throw into a tremor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] asked,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγουσα</span> <span class="translit">(legousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Who</span><br /><span class="grk">Τίς</span> <span class="translit">(Tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this?”</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτος</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 21:10 When he had come into Jerusalem all (Matt. 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