Great crowds are following Him to be healed and to be fed, while the politically inclined have at last made a distinct effort to make Him a king, to force Him into a collision with the authorities.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
politically, too, the change would be remarkable and beneficial.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
They believed self-help to be a sounder principle, both morally and politically, and they believed it to be sufficient.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae