Mark 11:7
5 and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
6 The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
8 Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.
9 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
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 and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
- KJV
- And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
- WEB
- They brought the young donkey to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it.
- ASV
- And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
- DARBY
- And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
- BLB
- And they bring the colt to Jesus, and they cast on it their garments, and He sat on it.
- ÅB
- Og de førte folen til Jesus, og la sine klær på den; og han satte seg på den.
- OTB
- De brakte eselet til Jesus og la kappene sine på det, og han satte seg på det.
- B1930
- Og de førte folen til Jesus, og la sine klær på den; og han satte sig på den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Read in contextLuke 19:35–36
Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
Read in contextMatthew 21:4–5
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
Read in contextMatthew 21:7–8
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Read in contextJohn 12:12–16
The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
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!”
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