Luke 19:35
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 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;
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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
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
Read in contextMark 11:7–8
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
Read in contextMatthew 21:7
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
Read in context2 Kings 9:13
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
Read in contextGalatians 4:15–16
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
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