And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives (just as He approached the city), the whole multitude of the disciples - in the wider sense of that term - "that went before and that followed" (Matthew 21:9.) - both the van and the rear of this immense mass,
Began (or proceeded), to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice. The language here is unusually grand, intended to express a burst of admiration far wider and deeper than ever had been witnessed before.
For all the mighty works [or 'miracles' dunameoon (G1411 )] that they had seen - the last and grandest, the resurrection of Lazarus, only crowning a series of unparalleled wonders.