Mark 11:2

Mark 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
• New International Version (NIV)saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it.

Context of Mark 11:2

1When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a [donkey’s] colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; untie it and bring it here. 3If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it’; and immediately he will send it here.” 4So they went away [to the village] and found a colt tied outside at a gate in the street, and they untied it.

Mark 11:2 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὑπάγετε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν· καὶ εὐθὺς εἰσπορευόμενοι εἰς αὐτὴν εὑρήσετε πῶλον δεδεμένον ἐφ᾽ ὃν οὐδεὶς οὔπω ἀνθρώπων ἐκάθισεν· λύσατε αὐτὸν καὶ φέρετε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Go your wayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• over againstκατέναντιkatenanti · beforeG2713
• youσύsu · youG4771
• as soon asεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• ye be enteredεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• a coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454
• tiedδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whereonὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• neverοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
• and bringἄγωagō · to bringG71

Cross-references for Mark 11:2

• Matthew 21:2saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and at once you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me.
• Luke 19:30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a [donkey’s] colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Commentaries on Mark 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Whereon never man sat - No animal was allowed to be employed in sacred uses, even among the heathen, that had previously been used for any domestic or agricultural purpose; and those which had never been yoked were considered as sacred. See several proofs of this in the note on Numbers 19:2; (note), and add this from Ovid: - Bos tibi, Phoebus ait, solis occurret in arvis, Nullum passa jugum curvique immunis aratri Met. lib. iii. v. 10 The Delphic oracles…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 See this passage illustrated in the notes at 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3There have already been numerous examples of the supernatural knowledge of Jesus (2:8; 3:5; 5:30, 32; 8:17, 31). But people’s acceptance of the reply that the Lord needs it (11:3, 6) suggests that Jesus had prearranged it (compare 14:13–16). Jesus had intentionally planned to enter Jerusalem in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11See on Lu 19:29-40. Mt 21:12-22; Lu 19:45-48). 11. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon--surveyed. all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out into Bethany with the twelve--Thus briefly does our Evangelist dispose of this His first day in Jerusalem, after the triumphal entry. Nor do the Third and Fourth Gospels give us more light. But from Matthew (Mt 21:10, 11, 14-16) we learn some…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 11:2

• Bethany
• Colt
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Prophecy
• Jesus Christ
• King, Christ As
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Olives, Mount of

Commentaries on Mark 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings