Luca 19:29

29 E come egli fu vicin di Betfage, e di Betania, presso al monte detto degli Ulivi, mandò due de’ suoi discepoli, dicendo:

Luca 19:29 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:29

And it came to pass when he was come nigh
The other evangelists, Matthew and Mark, add "unto Jerusalem"; but this Luke designs afterwards, ( Luke 19:37 ) and therefore here means, as is expressed, that he was come nigh

to Bethphage and Bethany;
two tracts of land which reached from Mount Olivet to Jerusalem; so that when he was there, he was nigh unto the city:

at the mount, called [the Mount] of Olives;
or "Elaion", as the Ethiopic version, which retains the Greek word for it; and which has its name from the great number of olive trees that grew upon it:

he sent two of his disciples;
their names are not mentioned by any of the evangelists, but it is very probable they were Peter and John; of the places here mentioned; (See Gill on Matthew 21:1).

Luca 19:29 In-Context

27 Oltre a ciò, menate qua que’ miei nemici, che non hanno voluto che io regnassi sopra loro, e scannateli in mia presenza.

28 ORA, avendo dette queste cose, egli andava innanzi, salendo in Gerusalemme.

29 E come egli fu vicin di Betfage, e di Betania, presso al monte detto degli Ulivi, mandò due de’ suoi discepoli, dicendo:

30 Andate nel castello, che è qui di rincontro; nel quale essendo entrati, troverete un puledro d’asino legato, sopra il quale niun uomo giammai montò; scioglietelo, e menatemelo.

31 E se alcun vi domanda perchè voi lo sciogliete, ditegli così: Perciocchè il Signore ne ha bisogno.