The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:8-10
Palm Sunday. We sometimes wonder that the greatest Teacher, the divinest Master the world ever saw, was so little recognized during his ministry. Our surprise would be lessened if we fairly put ourselves in the position of his contemporaries. Suppose news came to our metropolis that in a distant hamlet, among working people, a child had been born, and that rumors of portents accompanying his birth found favor in that country-side. Suppose that, as years rolled on, it was reported that this... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:8
Others cut down branches off the trees , etc. According to the best authorities, the words should be rendered, and others branches (or, leaves , for strewing ), which thy had cut from the fields ( ἄλλοι δὲ στοιβάδας κόψαντες ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν ). The branches were cut in the fields; and the smaller, leafy portions of them, suitable for their purpose, were carried out. read more