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And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. And many (A)spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.

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They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders[a] let them go. Then[b] they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks[c] on it, and he sat on it.[d] Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:6 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people mentioned in v. 5) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Mark 11:7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  3. Mark 11:7 tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.
  4. Mark 11:7 sn See Zech 9:9, a prophecy fulfilled here (cf. Matt 21:5; John 12:15.