14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
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Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, …
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, …
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-19)This story of Christ’s riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists, as worthy of special remark; and in it we may observe, I. The respect that was paid to our Lord Jesus by the common people, John 12:12 , 13 , where we are told, 1. Who they were that paid him this respect: much people , ochlos polys — a great crowd of those that came up to the feast; not the inhabitants of Je…
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