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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Context of Matthew 21:8

6The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” 10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

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 you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
• John 12:13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is 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