And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
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Gill's Exposition
And that day was the preparation,.... Both for the sabbath, and for the "Chagigah", or grand festival, which they kept on the fifteenth day of the month, in a very pompous manner; so that the day…
See the notes at Mat 27:52-55. Luk 23:48 The things which were done - The earthquake, the darkness, and the sufferings of Jesus. Smote their breasts - In token of alarm, fear, and anguish. They saw…
Adam Clarke
And all the people - All were deeply affected except the priests, and those whom they had employed to serve their base purposes. The darkness, earthquake, etc., had brought terror and consternation…
In these verses we have three things: -
I. Christ's dying magnified by the prodigies that attended it: only two are here mentioned, which we had an account of before. 1. The darkening of the sun at…
Cambridge Bible
all the people Rather, all the crowds.
smote their breasts, and returned Rather, returned, smiting their breasts. It must be remembered that the People had not acted spontaneously in this matter, but…