Matthew 21:1

AND when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the mount of the Olives, Jesus sent forth two disciples,

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

In Context

2saying to them: Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:30And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives.

Mark 14:26And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives.

Luke 21:37And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called Olivet.

John 8:1JESUS went to the mount of the Olives.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:1

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the two main hinges upon which the door of salvation turns. He came into the world on purpose to give his life a ransom; so he had lately said, ch. xx. 28 . And therefore the history of his sufferings, even unto death, and his rising again, is more particularly recorded by all the evangelists than any other part of his story; and to that this evangelist now hastens apace. For at this chapter begins that which is called the passion-week. He had said to his disciples… Read the whole commentary →

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