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New Living Translation

Mark 11:6

They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bethany;   Jesus, the Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prophecy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Triumphal Entry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consciousness;   Dispersion ;   Divinity of Christ;   Entry into Jerusalem;   Fig-Tree ;   Incarnation (2);   Interpretation;   Passion Week;   Preaching Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Olives;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
King James Version (1611)
And they said vnto them euen as Iesus had commanded: and they let them goe.
King James Version
And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
English Standard Version
And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.
New American Standard Bible
And they told them just as Jesus had said, and they gave them permission.
New Century Version
The followers answered the way Jesus told them to answer, and the people let them take the colt.
Amplified Bible
They replied to them just as Jesus had directed, and they allowed them to go.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.
Berean Standard Bible
The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
Contemporary English Version
They told them what Jesus had said, and the people let them take it.
Complete Jewish Bible
They gave the answer Yeshua had told them to give, and they let them continue.
Darby Translation
And they said to them as Jesus had commanded. And they let them [do it].
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers answered the way Jesus told them, and the people let them take the donkey.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they sayde vnto them, as Iesus had commanded them: So they let them goe.
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to them as Jesus had instructed them; and they permitted them.
Good News Translation
They answered just as Jesus had told them, and the crowd let them go.
Lexham English Bible
So they told them, just as Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it.
Literal Translation
And they said to them as Jesus commanded, and they let them go.
American Standard Version
And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.
Hebrew Names Version
They said to them just as Yeshua had said, and they let them go.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But they said to them as Jeshu had instructed them; and they permitted them.
Murdock Translation
And they said to them, as Jesus had commanded them; and they permitted them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sayde vnto them, euen as Iesus had commaunded: And they let them go.
English Revised Version
And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.
World English Bible
They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they said to them, as Jesus had commanded; and they let them go.
Weymouth's New Testament
But on their giving the answer that Jesus had bidden them give, they let them take it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden to hem, as Jhesus comaundide hem; and thei leften it to hem.
Update Bible Version
And they said to them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to them even as Jesus had commanded; and they let them go.
New English Translation
They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.
New King James Version
And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go.
New Life Bible
The two followers told them what Jesus had said and the men let them take the donkey.
New Revised Standard
They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they said unto them as, Jesus, said, - and they let them go.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them. And they let him go with them.
Revised Standard Version
And they told them what Jesus had said; and they let them go.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they sayd vnto them eve as Iesus had comaunded the. And they let them goo.
Young's Literal Translation
and they said to them as Jesus commanded, and they suffered them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But they sayde vnto the, like as Iesus had commaunded them. And so they let them alone.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and they answered as Jesus had directed, so they let them go.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The cowboys told them Jesus needed it and the people said nothing more and let them pass.

Contextual Overview

1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 "Go into that village over there," he told them. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?' just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'" 4 The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. 5 As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" 6 They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it. 8 Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, "Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord ! 10 Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!"
Genesis 6:5
The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
Genesis 8:21
And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
Genesis 9:19
From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.
Genesis 11:1
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world."
Judges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!"
1 Kings 18:27
About noontime Elijah began mocking them. "You'll have to shout louder," he scoffed, "for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!"
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Young people, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
Luke 1:51
His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they said unto them,.... The very express words,

even as Jesus had commanded: not that these were the words they said, but "the Lord hath need of him": upon which they said no more, were satisfied and contented, that they should untie the colt, and take it with them:

and they let them go; and the colt with them, very freely;

:-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.

Mark 11:4

Two ways met - A crossroads. A public place, probably near the center of the village.

Mark 11:5

What do ye, loosing the colt? - Or, why do ye do this? What authority have you for doing it?

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 11:6. And they let them go. — Having a full assurance that the beast should be safely and speedily restored.


 
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