And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
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Barnes' Notes
Could not find ... - Were not able to accomplish their purpose; they did not know “how” to bring it about. Very attentive - literally, “hung upon him” to hear him. The word denotes an anxious desire,…
Adam Clarke
Were very attentive to hear him - Or, They heard him with the utmost attention, εξεκρεματο αυτου ακουων, literally, They hung upon him, hearing. The same form of speech is used often by both Greek and…
The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected; he knew what a nest of vipers he was throwing himself into, and yet see…
Cambridge Bible
were very attentive to hear him Literally, "were hanging from him,"i.e. hung on His lips; "pendebot ab ore,"Verg. Aen.iv. 79.
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