Mark 11:1

The Triumphal Entry

1 ¹Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to ²Bethphage and Bethany, at ³the Mount of Olives, Jesus^[a] sent ⁴two of his disciples

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Mark 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:1

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem
The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "when he came nigh"; that is, Jesus; though not without his disciples, nor the multitude:

unto Bethphage and Bethany;
two places so called, near Jerusalem: Bethphage began where Bethany ended, and reached to the city itself. The Vulgate Latin only makes mention of Bethany; (See Gill on Matthew 21:1).

At the Mount of Olives;
near which, the above places were:

he sendeth forth two of his disciples;
perhaps Peter and John.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 11:1 In-Context

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

2 and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"

4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.

5 And some of those standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

Cross References 4

1. For ver. 1-10, see Matthew 21:1-9; Luke 19:29-38; John 12:12-15; [Zechariah 9:9]
2. Matthew 21:17; Luke 24:50; John 11:18
3. Zechariah 14:4; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:30; John 8:1; [Acts 1:12]
4. [Mark 14:13]

Footnotes 1

[a]. Greek he

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