Matthew 21:1

Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, towards the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied up, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:30And having sung hymns, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 1 Peter's Denial Foretold

Mark 14:26And having sung hymns, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 1 Peter's Denial Foretold

Luke 21:37And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.

John 8:1But Jesus went to the Mount of 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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