They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.
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They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.
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And they wet their waye and foud a coolte tyed by the dore with out in a place where two wayes met and they losed him.
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And they went their way, and found a colt tyed by the doore without, in a place where two wayes met, and they loosed him.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Mark 11:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 21:6-7 The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them, and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
- Matthew 26:19 The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.
- Luke 19:32-34 Those who were sent went away, and found things just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.”
- John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
- Hebrews 11:8 By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 4 And they went their way, and found the…
4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
Ver. 4. {See Trapp on "Mat 21:6"} {See Trapp on "Luk 19:32"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they went their way,.... The two disciples went…
And they went their way,.... The two disciples went to the village, where Christ sent them, without objecting any difficulties that might present, in the execution of these orders:
and found the colt tied by the door without; in the street, fastened to the door of the owner's house, at the town's end:
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in a place where two ways met; to go into and out of the village; at the corner house, where two ways met; so that the place was very public, and such an affair could not be transacted, without being seen:
and they loose him; as soon as ever they came to the place, they immediately began to untie the colt, and were going away with him.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Mar 11:4-10. And they went their way, and found…
Mar 11:4-10. And they went their way, and found the colt, &c. — Found all the particulars contained in Christ’s prediction exactly true. See on Mat 21:6-11. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David — May the kingdom of the Messiah, promised to our father David, be speedily established, and may it long flourish; that cometh — Which is now to be erected; in the name of the Lord — And therefore will be fitly termed the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of heaven. Hosanna in the highest — Repeat again and again your songs and congratulations. Thus they expressed their joyful and rapturous expectations of his assuming the royal dignity, and vindicating Israel from the Roman yoke; and, imboldened by the display of his power in the resurrection of Lazarus, which he had lately effected, they feared not the resentment of their present masters, for declaring themselves thus openly in his favour.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. Where two ways met — Some understand by…
4. Where two ways met — Some understand by this the fork of a road; but it more properly signifies a street or thoroughfare. The original word signifies “a circular or winding way,” as the streets of ancient towns generally were. The apostles also found these animals, Mark tells us, by the door without; that is, probably, before the door of the owner, who had just used or was just about to use them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. in a place where two ways met] So…
4. in a place where two ways met] So Wyclif, “in þe meeting of tweye weyes,” following the Vulgate bivium. The word in the original thus rendered denotes (1) any road that leads round a place, a street, or a crooked lane; (2) a block of houses surrounded by streets; (3) the quarter of a town = Lat. vicus. Here it means the passage round the house. They went and found the ass tied at the door, and the colt with her, not in the highway, but in a back way or alley, which went round the house. Observe the minuteness of the circumstances specified. The Apostles would find the colt tied; it had never been ridden; it would be found not in the courtyard, but outside, at the door of the house; not in the highway, but in a back lane or alley skirting the house; and persons would be near it, and the words which they would speak are predicted, and the answer is suggested which the Apostles were to make. The colt, untamed, and tied at the back gate, as if ready for a rider, has been interpreted as a symbol of the Gentile world to be brought to Christ from the lanes and alleys of Heathendom (Luk_14:21); the she-ass as symbolizing God’s ancient people who were familiar with the yoke of the Law.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Without in a place where two ways met.—Each…
(4) Without in a place where two ways met.—Each touch is characteristic of St. Mark, and implies personal observation on the part of his informant. The colt was at the door—outside, not inside, the court-yard; it was not at “a place,” but at “the place,” as we speak of “the cross-roads,” where two ways met.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain By the door without, in a place where two…
By the door without, in a place where two ways met (epi tou amfodou) literally, in the open street.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The disciples carry out tile order:
The disciples carry out tile order:
v. 4. And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
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v. 5. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
v. 6. And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded; and they let them go.
v. 7. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and He sat upon him.
The disciples carried out Christ’s instructions. Coming to the hamlet or group of farm buildings, they followed the road around the farmyard. And there, tied to the door, probably of a stable, or at the door-post of a larger building in the square of the hamlet, they found the colt, which they promptly proceeded to unloose. Some of those that were standing nearby, very likely some of tile laborers of the place, objected and asked for all explanation. But tile disciples used tile words which Jesus had taught them. And so the men, having full assurance that the beast would be safely and speedily restored to the owner, gave them leave to lead tile colt off. And so they brought tile animal to Jesus, throwing their mantles upon him for a saddle, so that Jesus could sit upon the colt.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They went
They went
"The two disciples went"
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colt
This refers to a young donkey that is large enough to carry a man. See how you translated this in Mark 11:2.
They spoke
"They responded"
as Jesus told them
"as Jesus had told them to respond." This refers to how Jesus had told them to respond to people's questions about taking the colt.
let them go their way
This means that they allowed them to continue doing what they were doing. AT: "let them take the donkey with them" (See: Idiom)
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Jesus
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 11:4-6 The disciples carried out Jesus’ instructions and found…
11:4-6 The disciples carried out Jesus’ instructions and found things as he had said.
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