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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him." I think they were exasperated by the place where the miracle had been wrought, and were greatly infuriated and afraid, not so much from anger at what had gone before, as from fear lest He should again work something similar. But all fell out contrary to what they desired, and against their will they rendered Him conspicuous.
Cyril of Alexandria
Ever hard of attainment and difficult of acquirement is goodness, and the power of tracking the beauty of truth is hard of accomplishment to the many, specially the more unlearned and those who have no acuteness of understanding, who from most foolish swayings of thoughts without understanding turn aside to what seems to them easier, and not enduring to prove the nature of whatever offers itself, will never attain to the true quality of things, albeit Paul says, Be ye approved bankers, and persuades us to prove all things, so as by …
Theophylact of Ohrid
There was a dispute among the people about Him, because opinions about Him differed. The rulers said that He deceives the people, while the people said that He is good. Those who called Him good were from among the people. The correctness of this is evident from the word of the evangelist: "no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews." Obviously, those who did not dare to speak of Him were from the people and kept silent, fearing the rulers of the Jews. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"They said, therefore, Where is he? And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him." Whence the murmuring? Of strife. What was the strife? "Some said, He is a good man; but others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people." We must understand this of all His servants: this is said now of them. For whoever becomes eminent in some spiritual grace, of him some will assuredly say, "He is a good man;" others, "Nay; but he deceiveth the people." Whence is this? …
Thomas Aquinas
They differed, however, because some looked for him because they wished to learn: "Seek him, and your soul will live" (Ps 68:33); others were looking for him in order to harm him: as in the Psalm (39:15): "They seek my soul to carry it away." And so There was much whispering among the people concerning him, because of their disagreements. …
Bonaventure
"And there was much murmuring among the crowd concerning him," and it arose from controversy; whence he adds: "For some said: He is good," namely the simple folk; "but others said: No, but he deceives the crowds," and these were the chief Pharisees, who called him a deceiver: Matthew chapter twenty-seven: "We remember that that deceiver said," etc.; below in the same chapter: "Have you also been deceived?" And although there was controversy, it was in murmuring, not open.
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