Mark 11:1

The Triumphal Entry

1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

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.

Mark 11:1 In-Context

1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

2 and said to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away [as you] enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one [has] ever sat. Untie it and bring [it].

3 And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"

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 who were standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"