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New Revised Standard

Mark 11:6

They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them 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 Living Translation
They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.
New Life Bible
The two followers told them what Jesus had said and the men let them take the donkey.
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 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'" 4 They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5 some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" 6 They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. 9 Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
Genesis 6:5
The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.
Genesis 8:21
And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.
Genesis 9:19
These three were the sons of Noah; and from these the whole earth was peopled.
Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."
Judges 10:14
Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."
1 Kings 18:27
At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

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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