And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
The multitude were so solicitous to see Christ that they saluted him when yet a great way off. Some imagine that the countenance of our Saviour, being rendered more beautiful by his transfiguration, attracted the attention and admiration of the people. (Theophylactus)