Luke 19:39

Some of the Pharisees. Only the night before, the leaders of Israel had taken counsel together to kill Jesus. Judas then met with them for the first time, angered by the implied rebuke he had received at the home of Simon in Bethany (DA 558, 563, 564; see on Matt. 21:1). For vast multitudes to forsake the Temple service in favor of a glimpse of Jesus (DA 571), especially with the Passover season at hand, was an ominous portent of the waning power of the nation’s religious leaders, who now feared that Jesus would permit the multitude to crown Him king (DA 572).

Master. Or, “teacher,” a term used in addressing Jesus, even by His enemies. The leaders refused to admit what the common people believed, that Jesus was at least a “prophet” (cf. Matt. 21:11). The term “teacher” implied no recognition of divine power or authority.