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George Lamsa Translation

Matthew 21:7

And they brought the ass and the colt, and they put their garments on the colt, and Jesus rode on it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Colt;   Jesus, the Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Humility of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hosanna;   Messiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Praise;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Messiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Deborah;   Jehu;   Olives, Mount of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Triumphal Entry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Animals;   Consciousness;   Dispersion ;   Dress (2);   Entry into Jerusalem;   Interpretation;   Kenosis;   Poverty (2);   Sorcery;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hosanna;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ass;   Dress;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They brought the donkey and its foal; then they laid their clothes on them, and he sat on them.
King James Version (1611)
And brought the Asse, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
King James Version
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
English Standard Version
They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.
New American Standard Bible
and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their cloaks on them; and He sat on the cloaks.
New Century Version
They brought the donkey and the colt to Jesus and laid their coats on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Amplified Bible
and they brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their coats on them; and Jesus sat on the coats.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats.
Legacy Standard Bible
and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their garments on them; and He sat on the garments.
Berean Standard Bible
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Contemporary English Version
They brought the donkey and its colt and laid some clothes on their backs. Then Jesus got on.
Complete Jewish Bible
They brought the donkey and the colt and put their robes on them, and Yeshua sat on them.
Darby Translation
brought the ass and the colt and put their garments upon them, and he sat on them.
Easy-to-Read Version
They brought the mother donkey and the young donkey to him. They covered the donkeys with their coats, and Jesus sat on them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And brought the asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon.
Good News Translation
they brought the donkey and the colt, threw their cloaks over them, and Jesus got on.
Lexham English Bible
and brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
Literal Translation
they led the ass and the colt. And they put on them their garments, and set Him on them.
American Standard Version
and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
Bible in Basic English
And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.
Hebrew Names Version
and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
International Standard Version
They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on them, and he sat upon them.2 Kings 9:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and brought the ass and the colt, and laid upon the colt their clothes, and Jeshu rode upon him.
Murdock Translation
And they brought the ass and the colt. And they placed their garments on the colt, and set Jesus upon it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And brought the Asse, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set hym theron.
English Revised Version
and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
World English Bible
and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes and set him thereon:
Weymouth's New Testament
they brought the she-ass and the foal, and threw their outer garments on them. So He sat on them;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei brouyten an asse, and the fole, and leiden her clothis on hem, and maden hym sitte aboue.
Update Bible Version
and brought the donkey, and the colt, and put their garments on them; and he sat thereon.
Webster's Bible Translation
And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.
New English Translation
They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
New King James Version
They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him [fn] on them.
New Living Translation
They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
New Life Bible
They brought the donkey and her young one. They put their clothes on the donkey and Jesus sat on them.
New Revised Standard
they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and led the ass and the colt, and laid upon them their garments, and he took his seat upon them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they brought the ass and the colt and laid their garments upon them and made him sit thereon.
Revised Standard Version
they brought the ass and the colt, and put their garments on them, and he sat thereon.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and brought ye asse and the colte and put on them their clothes and set him theron.
Young's Literal Translation
brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set [him] upon them;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and brought the Asse and the foale, & layed their clothes vpon them, and set him theron.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they brought the ass with the colt, threw their clothes on them, and mounted him thereon:
Simplified Cowboy Version
They brought out the donkey and her colt, and used their jackets as a saddle blanket for the colt and Jesus got on.

Contextual Overview

1 WHEN he came near to Jerusalem, he came to Bethphage on the side of the Mount of Olives. Jesus then sent two of his disciples, 2 And he said to them, Go to that village which is in front of you, and straightway you will find an ass which is tied up, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 And if any man should say anything to you, tell him that our Lord needs them; and he will immediately send them here. 4 All this happened, so that what was said by the prophet, might be fulfilled, who said, 5 Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold your king is coming to you, meek, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went and did as Jesus had commanded them. 7 And they brought the ass and the colt, and they put their garments on the colt, and Jesus rode on it. 8 And a great many people spread their garments on the road; and others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the people who were going before him and coming after him, were shouting and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, and they were saying, Who is this man?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

brought: Mark 11:4-8, Luke 19:32-35

put: 2 Kings 9:13

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 12:7 - I did so Mark 11:7 - and cast Luke 19:35 - they cast

Cross-References

Genesis 21:11
And the thing was very grievous in Abrahams sight because of his son.
Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your maidservant; whatever Sarah tells you, hearken to her voice; for your descendants shall come through Isaac.
Genesis 21:32
Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; then Abimeleck and Phichol, the general of the army, rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
Numbers 23:23
For there is no augury in Jacob, neither is there any divination in Israel; according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God wrought!
Psalms 86:8
There is none like thee, O LORD my God; neither are there any works like thy works.
Psalms 86:10
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone.
Isaiah 49:21
Then you shall say in your heart, Who has borne me these? For, behold, I have been bereaved and barren, a captive, and wandering to and fro. And who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; and these children, where have they been?
Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born in an hour? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Ephesians 3:10
To the intent that through the church the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the angels and powers which are in heaven,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And brought the ass and the colt,.... To Jesus, as Mark and Luke add, and who only make mention of the colt: both were undoubtedly brought; the colt being unloosed and taken away, the ass, its dam, followed after:

and put on them their clothes; their loose upper garments, to be instead of saddles and trappings, and that Christ might sit thereon with ease and decency: the other evangelists say, that they cast their garments on the colt; and the Syriac version here reads, "they put their garments on the colt, and Jesus rode upon it": but as both were brought, it is clear from hence, that their clothes were put upon both; not knowing which Christ would choose to ride on. And it should seem, that it was not unusual to put garments on asses to ride on; for the Targumist on Judges 5:10 represents the princes of Israel as riding upon asses, strewed or saddled with all kind

ציורין, of "painted garments". The Persic version, without the least colour of authority from the original text, renders it, "and Jesus put his own garment on the colt, and sat thereon"; which is ridiculous, as well as contrary to truth:

and they sat him thereon, or "on them": meaning either on the ass and colt, that is, on one of them, or both successively, or on the clothes they put upon them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And put on them their clothes - This was done as a token of respect, 2 Kings 9:13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 21:7. And put on them their clothes — Thus acknowledging him to be their king, for this was a custom observed by the people when they found that God had appointed a man to the kingdom. When Jehu sat with the captains of the army, and Elisha the prophet came, by the order of God, to anoint him king over Israel, as soon as he came out of the inner chamber into which the prophet had taken him to anoint him, and they knew what was done, every man took his garment, and spread it under him on the top of the steps, and blew the trumpets, saying, "Jehu is king." 2 Kings 9:13.

And they set him thereon. — Και επεκαθισεν επανω αυτων, and he sat upon them; but instead of επανω αυτων, upon THEM, the Codex Bezae, seven copies of the Itala, some copies of the Vulgate, and some others, read επ' αυτον, upon him, i.e. the colt. This is most likely to be the true reading; for we can scarcely suppose that he rode upon both by turns, - this would appear childish; or that he rode upon both at once, for this would be absurd. Some say he sat on both; for "the ass that was tied up was an emblem of the Jews bound under the yoke of the law; and the colt that had not been tied represented the Gentiles who were not under the law; and that Jesus Christ's sitting on both represented his subjecting the Jews and the Gentiles to the sway of his evangelical sceptre." He who can receive this saying, let him receive it.


 
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