Matthew 21:1

When they were come near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on in front,

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:30So they sang the hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark 14:26After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Luke 21:37His habit at this time was to teach in the Temple by day, but to go out and spend the night on the Mount called the Oliveyard.

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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