It is very likely that all of the people in the crowd would have at the very least heard of Jesus. At different times during his ministry Jesus was very popular (see Mark 1:28, Mark 1:33; Mark 2:1–2; Mark 3:7–9; Mark 11:1–10) and it is possible that many of the crowd would have seen Jesus alive and spent some time in his presence. Some of the crowd may even have joined in with those shouting for Jesus’ death (Luke 23:18,Luke 23:20–23). The news of Jesus’ death and rumours of his resurrection would have circulated throughout Jerusalem.
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know