7And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
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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 they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. …
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, …
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, …
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)We have here the story of the public entry Christ made into Jerusalem, four or five days before his death. And he came into town thus remarkably, 1. To show that he was not afraid of the power and malice of his enemies in Jerusalem. He did not steal into the city incognito , as one that durst not show his face; no, they needed not send spies to search for him, he comes in with observation. This wo…
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