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ULTSo the ones that had been sent, going away, found it just as he had said to them.
USTSo the two disciples went to the village and found the donkey, just as Jesus had told them.
BSB § So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
BLBAnd having departed, those having been sent found it as He had said to them.
AICNT[[And they departed]][fn] [And those who were sent went away and found it [[standing]][fn] just as he had told them.
WymthSo those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.
ASVAnd they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.
DRAAnd they that were sent, went their way, and found the colt standing, as he had said unto them.
YLTAnd those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,
DrbyAnd they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.
RVAnd they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.
WbstrAnd they that were sent, went and found even as he had said to them.
KJB-1769And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
KJB-1611And they that were sent, went their way, and found euen as hee had said vnto them. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsThey that were sent, went their way, & founde euen as he had said vnto them. (They that were sent, went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.)
GnvaSo they that were sent, went their way, and found it as he had sayd vnto them. (So they that were sent, went their way, and found it as he had said unto them. )
CvdlAnd they that were sent, wete their waye and founde euen as he had sayde. (And they that were sent, went their way and found even as he had said.)
TNTThey that were sent went their waye and founde even as he had sayde vnto them. (They that were sent went their way and found even as he had said unto them. )
WyclAnd thei that weren sent, wenten forth, and fonden as he seide to hem, a colt stondynge. (And they that were sent, went forth, and fonden as he said to them, a colt stondynge.)
LuthUnd die Gesandten gingen hin und fanden, wie er ihnen gesagt hatte. (And the Gesandten went there and fanden, like he to_them said had.)
ClVgAbierunt autem qui missi erant: et invenerunt, sicut dixit illis, stantem pullum. (Abierunt however who missi erant: and invenerunt, like he_said to_them, stantem pullum. )
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [the two disciples whom Jesus sent]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem
Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.
Bethany and Bethphage
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9
At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
