"David himself then calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?" Now the great mass of the people were wont to listen to him with delight;

When the great mass of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came not alone because of Jesus, but to see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

But the mass of the city's people was divided; part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

for the whole mass of the people were following him, shouting, "Away with him!"

Now if the first-fruits of the dough Abraham and the Patriarchs are holy, so also is the whole mass their descendants. And if the root of a tree Abraham is holy, so also are the branches his descendants.