Matthew 21:1

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

Montgomery New Testament

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

2"Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:30So after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark 14:26Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Luke 21:37And each day he was habitually in the Temple teaching, and at night he used to go out and lodge on the mount called the Olives Orchards.

John 8:1Jesus 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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