Mark 11:1

Now when they were approaching Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Jesus sent two of his disciples and told them. "Go to that village in front of you, and immediately on entering it you will find a colt tied, upon which no man has ever sat; untie him and bring him here.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:1And when they approached Jerusalem, and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them.

Matthew 24:3When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

Mark 6:7Then summoning the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

Mark 14:13Then he sent two of his disciples, and told them. "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jar of water.

John 8:1Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Matthew Henry on Mark 11:1

We are now come to the Passion-Week, the week in which Christ died, and the great occurrences of that week. I. Christ's riding in triumph into Jerusalem, ver. 1-11 . II. His cursing the barren fig-tree, ver. 12-14 . III. His driving those out of the temple that turned it into an exchange, ver. 15-19 . IV. His discourse with his disciples concerning the power of faith and the efficacy of prayer, on occasion of the withering of the fig-tree he cursed, ver. 20-26 . V. His reply to those who questioned his authority,… Read the whole commentary →

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