DAILY HOMILIES #chief priests and Pharisees

In today’s Gospel passage, the crowds listening to Jesus were divided in their opinions. This is typical of any crowd. This is why we must avoid being swayed by public opinion, lest we become like a palm tree that sways in different directions depending on the wind. We must praise the courageous soldiers who were sent to arrest Jesus, but after hearing him preach, they returned to the Pharisees to say, “No man has ever spoken like this man.”