English Standard Version
Matthew 21:2
2saying to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
Matthew 21:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
Context of Matthew 21:2
1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." 4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Read all of Matthew 21Matthew 21:2 word by word
λέγων αὐτοῖς· πορεύεσθε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν. καὶ εὐθέως εὑρήσετε ὄνον δεδεμένην καὶ πῶλον μετ᾽ αὐτῆς· λύσαντες ἀγάγετέ μοι.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
- over againstἀπέναντιapenanti · oppositeG561
- youσύsu · youG4771
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
- ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- an assὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
- tiedδέωdeō · to bindG1210
- a coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
- and bringἄγωagō · to bringG71
- unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Matthew 21:2
- Matthew 26:18He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"
- Mark 11:2and 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.
- Mark 14:13And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,
- Luke 19:30saying, "Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- John 2:5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Commentaries on Matthew 21:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt - Asses and mules were in common use in Palestine: horses were seldom to be met with. Our blessed Lord takes every opportunity to convince his disciples that nothing was hidden from him: he informs them of the most minute occurrence; and manifested his power over the heart in disposing the owner to permit the ass to be taken away.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Go into the village over against you - That is, to Bethphage See the notes at Matthew 21:1. Ye shall find an ass tied - In Judea there were few horses, and those were chiefly used in war. People seldom employed them in common life and in ordinary journeys. The ass, the mule, and the camel are still most used in Eastern countries. To ride on a horse was sometimes an emblem of war; on a mule and an ass, the emblem of peace. Kings and princes commonly rode…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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