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Matthew 21:8
8Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
Matthew 21:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
- New International Version (NIV)A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Context of Matthew 21:8
6Then the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them, 7and they brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their coats on them; and Jesus sat on the coats. Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of Him, and those that followed Him, were shouting [in praise and adoration], “Hosanna to the Son of David (Messiah); Blessed [praised, glorified] is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!” 10When He entered Jerusalem, all the city was trembling [with excitement], saying, “Who is this?”
Read all of Matthew 21Matthew 21:8 word by word
ὁ δὲ πλεῖστος ὄχλος ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἐστρώννυον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- aὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- very greatπλεῖστοςpleistos · mostG4118
- spreadστρώννυμιstrōnnumi · to spreadG4766
- theirἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- garmentsἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
- othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- cut downκόπτωkoptō · to cut/mournG2875
- branchesκλάδοςklados · branchG2798
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the treesδένδρονdendron · treeG1186
- andκαίkai · andG2532
Cross-references for Matthew 21:8
- Leviticus 23:40Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick (leafy) trees, and willows of the brook [and make booths of them]; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
- John 12:13they took branches of palm trees [in homage to Him as King] and went out to meet Him, and they began shouting and kept shouting “Hosanna! Blessed (celebrated, praised) is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
Commentaries on Matthew 21:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Cut down branches from the trees - Carrying palm and other branches was emblematical of victory and success. See 1 Maccabees 13:51; 2 Maccabees 10:7; and Revelation 7:9. The rabbins acknowledge that the prophecy in Zechariah refers to the Messiah; so Rab. Tancum, and Yalcut Rubeni has a strange story about the ass. "This ass is the colt of that ass which was created in the twilight of the sixth day. This is the ass which Abraham found when he went to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And a very great multitude - Others showed the same respect by throwing their garments before him; others by cutting down branches of trees and casting them in the way. This was the way in which conquerors and princes were often honored. To cast flowers, or garlands, or evergreens before a warrior returning from victory, or a king entering into his kingdom, was a common way of testifying joyful and triumphant feeling. Thus Josephus says that Alexander…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Jesus entering Jerusalem starts Matthew's story of how the Messiah's suffering and resurrection establish salvation.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 21
- 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
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