Mark 11:1 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 11:1

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples

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ASV

And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,

KJV

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

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Commentary

5 voices

Pseudo-Chrysostom

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (500)

(Cat. in Marc. Oxon.) Not indeed that He was compelled by necessity to ride on a colt from the mount of Olives to Jerusalem, for He had gone over Judæa and all Galilee on foot, but this action of His is typical. It goes on: And many spread their garments in the way: that is, under the feet of the colt; and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. This, however, was rather done to honour Him, and as a Sacrament, than of necessity.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem,.... The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "when he came nigh"; that is, Jesus; though not without his disciples, nor the multitude: unto Bethphage and Bethany; two places so called, near Jerusalem: Bethphage began where Bethany ended, and reached to the city itself. The Vulgate Latin only makes mention of Bethany; See Gill on Mat 21:1. At the Mount of Olives; near which, the above places were: he sendeth forth two of his disciples; perhaps Peter and John.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

To Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives - The limits of Bethany reached to the Mount of Olives, and joined to those of Bethphage. Bethphage was part of the suburbs of Jerusalem, and reached from the Mount of Olives to the walls of the city. Our Lord was now come to the place where the boundaries of Bethany and Bethphage met.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat. 21:1-16. Mar 11:4 Two ways met - A crossroads. A public place, probably near the center of the village. Mar 11:5 What do ye, loosing the colt? - Or, why do ye do this? What authority have you for doing it? See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat. 21:1-16.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

The event described in these verses, is a singular exception in the history of our Lord's earthly ministry. Generally speaking, we see Jesus withdrawing Himself from public notice — often passing His time in the remote parts of Galilee — not infrequently abiding in the wilderness — and so fulfilling the prophecy, that He should "not cry, nor strive, nor let His voice be heard in the streets." Here, and here only, our Lord appears to drop His private character, and of His own choice to call public attention to Himself.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ὅτε	hote	when	G3753 →
ἐγγίζουσιν	engizousin	they drew near	G1448 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hi'erosoluma	Jerusalem	G2414 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Βηθφαγὴ	Bēthphagē	Bethphage	G967 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Βηθανίαν	Bēthanian	Bethany	G963 →
πρὸς	pros	near	G4314 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄρος	oros	Mount	G3735 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἐλαιῶν,	elaiōn	of Olives,	G1638 →
ἀποστέλλει	apostellei	He sends	G649 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
μαθητῶν	mathētōn	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 21:17
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
leads to
- John 11:18
  Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
- Mark 11:11
  Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
- Luke 24:50
  When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- John 11:1
  At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- Mark 11:19
  And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
Through
John 8:1
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
leads to
- Matthew 21:1
  As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Luke 19:37
  And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Mark 13:3
  While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark