Matthew 21:8

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

6So the two disciples went to the village. They did everything that Jesus had told them to do. 7They brought the donkey and the young donkey to Jesus. They put their coats on the backs of the donkeys. Then Jesus got up and sat on one of them. Many people in the crowd put their coats down on the road. Other people cut branches down from trees. They put these branches down on the road. 9Many crowds of people went in front of Jesus and other people followed him. All of them were shouting, ‘We praise the Son of David! May the Lord God bless the king who comes with his authority! We praise God in heaven above!’ 10When Jesus went into Jerusalem, everybody in the city had trouble in their minds. They were asking each other, ‘Who is this man?’

Matthew 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 23:40On the first day, they must take fruit and leaves from the trees. Then for seven days they must praise the Lord.
• John 12:13So they took branches from palm trees and they went out to meet Jesus. They were shouting, ‘We praise God! May the Lord God bless the king who comes with his authority. May he bless 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

Topics related to Matthew 21:8

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy

In the dictionaries

• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Loose
• Move
• Palm tree
• Presently
• Reverence
• Seat
• Thief

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