Luke 19:30

30 saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.

Luke 19:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:30

Saying, go ye into the village over against [you]
What village this was, is not said by any of the evangelists; it seems to be either Bethany, or Nob; and rather the latter, since the village of Bethany was fifteen furlongs, or near two miles from Jerusalem, ( John 11:18 ) and therefore must have been passed by Christ; whereas the tract called Bethany, at the Mount of Olives where Christ now was, was but a sabbath day's journey, or about a mile, ( Luke 24:50 ) compared with ( Acts 1:12 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 21:2)

in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied:
in ( Matthew 21:2 ) it is said, an ass, and a colt with her; which agrees with the prophecy in ( Zechariah 9:9 ) and which, no doubt, was matter of fact: nor does Mark and Luke contradict it, though they do not express it:

whereon yet never man sat, loose him, and bring [him] hither;
for it seems that Christ stayed at the above place, until the disciples went and fetched it.

Luke 19:30 In-Context

28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29 And it came to pass, when He came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples,

30 saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.

31 And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.' "

32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them.