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ULTAnd they brought the colt to Jesus and throw their cloaks upon it, and he sat on it.
USTThe two apprentices took the donkey to Jesus and put their robes on it to make something for him to sit on. Jesus then sat on the donkey.
BSBThen they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
BLBAnd they led the colt to Jesus, and they cast upon it their cloaks, and He sat on it.
AICNTAnd they {brought}[fn] the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and he sat on it.
WymthSo they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.
ASVAnd they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
DRAAnd they brought the colt to Jesus; and they lay their garments on him, and he sat upon him.
YLTAnd they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,
DrbyAnd they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
RVAnd they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
WbstrAnd they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
KJB-1769And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
KJB-1611And they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garmentes on hym, and he sate vpon hym. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaAnd they brought the colte to Iesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him. (And they brought the colte to Yesus/Yeshua, and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him. )
CvdlAnd they brought the foale vnto Iesus, and layed their clothes theron, and he sat theron. (And they brought the foal unto Yesus/Yeshua, and laid their clothes theron, and he sat theron.)
TNTAnd they brought the coolte to Iesus and caste their garmetes on him: and he sate vpo him. (And they brought the colt to Yesus/Yeshua and cast/threw their garments on him: and he sat upo him. )
WyclAnd thei brouyten the colt to Jhesu, and thei leiden on hym her clothis, and Jhesus sat on hym. (And they brought the colt to Yhesu, and they laid on him her clothes, and Yhesus sat on him.)
LuthUnd sie führeten das Füllen zu JEsu und legten ihre Kleider darauf, und er setzte sich darauf. (And they/she/them led the Füllen to YEsu and legten their/her clothes darauf, and he sat itself/yourself/themselves darauf.)
ClVgEt duxerunt pullum ad Jesum: et imponunt illi vestimenta sua, et sedit super eum.[fn] (And duxerunt pullum to Yesum: and imponunt illi clothes sua, and sedit over him. )
11.7Et sedit. HIER. Cœpit regnare ut non regnet peccatum in mortali vel lasciva carne: sed justitia et pax et gaudium in Spiritu sancto.
11.7And sedit. HIER. Cœpit regnare as not/no regnet peccatum in mortali or lasciva carne: but justitia and pax and gaudium in Spiritu sancto.
UGNTκαὶ ἤγαγον τὸν πῶλον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ἐπιβάλλουσιν αὐτῷ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν. (kai aʸgagon ton pōlon pros ton Yaʸsoun, kai epiballousin autōi ta himatia autōn, kai ekathisen ep’ auton.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ ⸀φέρουσιν τὸν πῶλον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ⸀ἐπιβάλλουσιν αὐτῷ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπʼ ⸀αὐτόν. (kai ⸀ferousin ton pōlon pros ton Yaʸsoun, kai ⸀epiballousin autōi ta himatia autōn, kai ekathisen epʼ ⸀auton.)
TC-GNTΚαὶ [fn]ἤγαγον τὸν πῶλον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· καὶ [fn]ἐπέβαλον αὐτῷ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ [fn]αὐτῷ. (Kai aʸgagon ton pōlon pros ton Yaʸsoun; kai epebalon autōi ta himatia autōn, kai ekathisen ep autōi. )
11:1–13:37 This section centers on Jesus’ relationship to the Jerusalem Temple. Mark’s geographical arrangement places in 11:1–16:8 all his accounts of Jesus’ teachings and events associated with Jerusalem. • The section concludes (13:1-37) with Jesus’ second extended teaching discourse (see 4:1-34), now focusing on the destruction of the Temple and the coming of the Son of Man. It is the climax for numerous statements within 11:1–13:37 concerning the divine judgment about to fall on Jerusalem and the Temple (see especially 11:12-25 and 12:1-12).
˱they˲_/are/_laying_on ˱to˲_it the coats ˱of˲_them
The disciples did this to show that the person riding the colt was special and important. In this culture, animals that important people rode were draped with rich fabrics. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “drape the colt with their cloaks as a sign of honor” or “throw their cloaks upon it to give him glory”
The word cloaks refers to outer garments. You could translate this with the name of an outer garment that your readers would recognize or with a general expression. Alternate translation: “jackets” or “outer garments”
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.
Jerusalem during the New Testament
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.
