Our Lord moved on towards Jerusalem, riding upon the ass,(81) between two enthusiastic crowds (see Matt. xxi. 9; Mark xi. 9). As He approached the city, and shouts of joy and thanksgiving rose from the crowds which preceded and followed, some Pharisees, as we learn from St. Luke, bade Jesus rebuke His disciples for the words of homage they were using. To whom He replied: “I say to you, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out” (Luke xix. 40). Then when He had mounted the summit of Olivet, and the city and temple burst upon His view, He wept, and “went on to prophesy the destruction of the city with a particularity of detail, to the exactness of which the subsequent history bears wonderful testimony.” (Coleridge, _Life of our Life_, vol. ii., p. 187). See Luke xix. 41‐44. When the procession entered Jerusalem, the “whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?” And the people said, “This is Jesus the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee” (Matt. xxi. 10, 11). As we learn from St. Mark, Jesus went up to the temple, and there the events occurred which St. John records down to verse 36. 20. Erant autem quidam 20. Now there were certain gentiles, ex his qui gentiles among them who came ascenderant ut adorarent in up to adore on the festival die festo. day. 21. Hi ergo accesserunt ad 21. These therefore came to Philippum, qui erat a Philip, who was of Bethsaida Bethsaida Galilaeae, et of Galilee, and desired him, rogabant eum, dicentes: Domine saying: Sir, we would see volumus Iesum videre. Jesus. 22. Venit Philippus, et dicit 22. Philip cometh and telleth Andreae: Andreas rursum et Andrew. Again Andrew and Philippus dixerunt Iesu. Philip told Jesus. 20‐22. Some Gentiles, who were probably proselytes, had come to Jerusalem for the Pasch, and they ask Philip that they may see, that is, speak with Jesus. Philip consults his fellow‐townsman, Andrew (John i. 44), and they both make known the request to Jesus. Our Lord was probably in the Court of the Jews, into which the Gentiles could not enter, so that their request meant that Jesus should come out into the Court of the Gentiles. See above on ii. 14. 23. Iesus autem respondit eis, 23. But Jesus answered them dicens: Venit hora, ut saying: The hour is come, that clarificetur Filius hominis. the son of man should be glorified. 23. The Evangelist does not tell us whether Jesus granted an audience to these Gentiles, but goes on to record His reply to the disciples: *The hour is come that the son of man should be glorified*: _i.e._, the hour of His death to be followed by His glorious resurrection and ascension by the descent of the Holy Ghost, and the call of the Gentiles.