And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceives the people.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And there was much murmuring, &c. He would make Himself the founder of a new faction, and stir up sedition and rebellion.
A good Prayer of Manasseh , nay, a teacher and a prophet; this was the opinion of those who had heard Him teaching, and seen His miracles in Galilee. The contrary was the opinion of the Scribes and Rulers, and the multitude who followed them.