Luke 19:35
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
- KJV
- And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
- WEB
- Then they brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them.
- ASV
- And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.
- DARBY
- And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it].
- BLB
- And they led it to Jesus, and having cast their garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it].
- ÅB
- Og de førte den til Jesus, og de la sine klær på folen og lot Jesus sette seg på den.
- OTB
- De brakte føllet til Jesus, la kappene sine på det, og satte Jesus opp på det.
- B1930
- Og de førte den til Jesus, og de la sine klær på folen og lot Jesus sette sig på den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 12:14
Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
Read in contextMark 11:7–8
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
Read in contextMatthew 21:7
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Read in context2 Kings 9:13
Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
Read in contextGalatians 4:15–16
What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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