Mark 11:2 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 11:2

and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

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ASV

and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him.

KJV

And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

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Commentary

4 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.

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And saith unto them, go your way into the village,.... Either of Bethany or of Nob. The Ethiopic version renders it "the city", and so reads a copy of Stephens's: some have thought the city of Jerusalem is intended, but without any reason; See Gill on Mat 21:9; over against you.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Whereon never man sat - No animal was allowed to be employed in sacred uses, even among the heathen, that had previously been used for any domestic or agricultural purpose; and those which had never been yoked were considered as sacred. See several proofs of this in the note on Num 19:2 (note), and add this from Ovid: - Bos tibi, Phoebus ait, solis occurret in arvis, Nullum passa jugum curvique immunis aratri Met. lib. iii. v. 10 The Delphic oracles this answer give: - Behold among the fields a lonely cow, Unworn with yokes, unbroken to the plough.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1857)

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγει	legei	says	G3004 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
ὑπάγετε	hupagete	do go	G5217 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
κώμην	kōmēn	village	G2968 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
κατέναντι	katenanti	before	G2713 →
ὑμῶν·	humōn	you;	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εὐθὺς	euthus	immediately	G2112 →
εἰσπορευόμενοι	eisporeuomenoi	entering	G1531 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
αὐτὴν	autēn	it	G846 →
εὑρήσετε	heurēsete	you will find	G2147 →
πῶλον	pōlon	a colt	G4454 →
δεδεμένον	dedemenon	tied	G1210 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	upon	G1909 →
ὃν	hon	which	G3739 →
οὐδεὶς	oudeis	no [one]	G3762 →
οὔπω	oupō	not yet	G3768 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	a person	G444 →
ἐκάθισεν·	ekathisen	sat;	G2523 →
λύσατε	lusate	do untie	G3089 →
αὐτὸν	auton	it	G846 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
φέρετε.	pherete	do lead [it].	G5342 →

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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