Mark 11:7

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him.

Mark 11:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:7

And they brought the colt to Jesus
Where he was,

and cast their garments on him;
their clothes to be instead of a saddle, for Christ to sit upon:

and he sat upon him;
or "Jesus rode on him", as the Syriac version renders it. The Ethiopic version reads, "they made him to mount him"; that is, the disciples assisted him in getting upon it, and having mounted it, he sat on it without any trouble, though it had never been backed before, and rode on his way to Jerusalem; (See Gill on Matthew 21:7).

Mark 11:7 In-Context

5 And some of them that stood there said to them: What do you loosing the colt?

6 Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them. And they let him go with them.

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him.

8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.

9 And they that went before and they that followed cried, saying: Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.