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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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New Living Translation

Mark 11:8

Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bethany;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Joy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Honour;   Honour-Dishonour;   Honoured, Christ;  

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Branch and Bough;   Of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Many people spread their clothes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.
King James Version (1611)
And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut downe branches of the trees, and strawed them in the way.
King James Version
And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
English Standard Version
And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.
New American Standard Bible
And many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
New Century Version
Many people spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches in the fields and spread them on the road.
Amplified Bible
And many [of the people] spread their coats on the road [as an act of tribute and homage before a new king], and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches which they had cut from the fields [honoring Him as Messiah].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
Legacy Standard Bible
And many spread their garments in the road, and others spread leafy branches, having cut them from the fields.
Berean Standard Bible
Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.
Contemporary English Version
Many people spread clothes on the road, while others went to cut branches from the fields.
Complete Jewish Bible
Many people carpeted the road with their clothing, while others spread out green branches which they had cut in the fields.
Darby Translation
and many strewed their clothes on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees [and went on strewing them on the way].
Easy-to-Read Version
Many people spread their coats on the road for Jesus. Others cut branches in the fields and spread the branches on the road.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And many spred their garments in the way: other cut downe branches off the trees, & strawed them in the way.
George Lamsa Translation
And many spread their garments on the road; and others cut down branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
Good News Translation
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the field and spread them on the road.
Lexham English Bible
And many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches they had cut from the fields.
Literal Translation
And many spread their garments on the highway, and others were cutting branches from the trees and were spreading them on the highway.
American Standard Version
And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields.
Bible in Basic English
And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.
Hebrew Names Version
Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road.
International Standard Version
Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.Matthew 21:8;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But many spread their vestments in the way, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them in the way;
Murdock Translation
And many spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And many spred their garmentes in the way: Other cut downe braunches of the trees, & strawed the in the way.
English Revised Version
And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields.
World English Bible
Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And many strewiden her clothis in the weie, othere men kittiden braunchis fro trees, and strewiden in the weie.
Update Bible Version
And many spread their garments on the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields.
Webster's Bible Translation
And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off trees, and strewed [them] in the way.
New English Translation
Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
New King James Version
And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
New Life Bible
Many people put their clothes down on the road. Others cut branches off the trees and put them down on the road.
New Revised Standard
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, many, spread out, their mantles, along the way, and, others, young branches, - cutting them out of the fields.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.
Revised Standard Version
And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And many sprede there garmetes in the waye. Other cut doune brauches of the trees and strawed them in ye waye.
Young's Literal Translation
and many did spread their garments in the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But many spred their garmetes in the waye: some cut downe braunches fro the trees, and strowed the in the waye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
many spread their clothes in the way, others lopt down the branches of trees to strew them in the road.
THE MESSAGE
The people gave him a wonderful welcome, some throwing their coats on the street, others spreading out rushes they had cut in the fields. Running ahead and following after, they were calling out, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name! Blessed the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in highest heaven!
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus started his ride into Jerusalem and people honored him by throwing their own coats on the ground so that even the colt's feet that carried him wouldn't touch the dirt. Some people even cut branches off of nearby trees and laid them down in the road for Jesus's mount to walk on.

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

cut: Leviticus 23:40

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:13 - and took every Luke 19:35 - they cast John 12:13 - Hosanna

Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
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."
Genesis 11:9
That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
Genesis 49:7
A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court.
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 many spread their garments in the way,.... Instead of carpets to ride on, and in honour to him as a king:

and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way; in token of joy, as at the feast of tabernacles;

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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.


 
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