Matteo 21:4

4 Or tutto ciò fu fatto, acciocchè si adempiesse ciò che fu detto dal profeta, dicendo:

Matteo 21:4 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 21:4

All this was done
The disciples were sent to the neighbouring village for the ass and colt, and they brought them, and Christ rode upon them; not because of the distance of the place from Jerusalem, for he was just at it; or because he was weary, or it would be very fatiguing to him to walk thither on foot; for he had been used to travelling, and had gone through most parts of Galilee and Judea; but

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
the Ethiopic version adds, Isaiah; for the former part of the following citation stands in ( Isaiah 62:11 ) as the latter does in ( Zechariah 9:9 ) . It was usual with the Jews to cite Scripture in this manner, by taking a part from one writer, and another from anther, and joining them together: saying, the following words.

Matteo 21:4 In-Context

2 dicendo loro: Andate nel castello che è dirimpetto a voi; e subito troverete un’asina legata, ed un puledro con essa; scioglieteli, e menatemeli.

3 E se alcuno vi dice nulla, dite che il Signore ne ha bisogno; e subito li manderà.

4 Or tutto ciò fu fatto, acciocchè si adempiesse ciò che fu detto dal profeta, dicendo:

5 Dite alla figliuola di Sion: Ecco, il tuo Re viene a te, mansueto, e montato sopra un asino, ed un puledro, figlio di un’asina che porta il giogo.

6 E i discepoli andarono, e fecero come Gesù avea loro imposto.