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Matthew 21:1-11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 21:1-11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
The King Rides Into Jerusalem On a Donkey, As Predicted In Zechariah
21 And when they drew-near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent forth two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Proceed to the village before you, and immediately you will find a donkey having been tied, and a colt with her. Having untied them, bring them to Me. 3 And if someone says something to you, you shall say that ‘The Lord has need of them’, and immediately he will send them forth”. 4 Now this has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken through the prophet saying: 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you— gentle, and mounted upon a donkey, even upon a colt, a foal of a beast-of-burden’” [Zech 9:9]. 6 And the disciples— having proceeded, and having done just as Jesus directed them— 7 brought the donkey and the colt. And they put their cloaks on them. And He sat on them[a]. 8 And most-of the crowd[b] spread their cloaks in the road. And others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. 9 And the crowds going ahead of Him, and the ones following Him, were crying out, saying, “Hosanna[c] to the Son of David. Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest [heavens]”.
The King Arrives In Jerusalem, And The Whole City Is Shaken
10 And He having entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken[d], saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee”.
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- Matthew 21:7 That is, the garments.
- Matthew 21:8 Or, the very-large crowd.
- Matthew 21:9 This transliterated Hebrew word means ‘Save us, we pray’ or ‘Help us, we pray’, as in Ps 118:25. It was used as a shout of praise. They are calling out to Jesus as their Messiah.
- Matthew 21:10 Or, agitated, stirred up.
Matthew 21:1-11
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Matthew 21:1-11
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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:
5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](E)
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
- Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
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