Matthew 21:1-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:3

And if any man say ought unto you ,.... As, what business have you with the ass and colt? why do you loose them? as certain persons, the owners of them did, as Mark and Luke relate; ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them : he that is our Lord, and your Lord, and the Lord of these creatures, and of all things else, wants them for his present service; and straightway he will send them : which is either a continuation of what the disciples should say to any that should ask them the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:4

All this was done ,.... The disciples were sent to the neighbouring village for the ass and colt, and they brought them, and Christ rode upon them; not because of the distance of the place from Jerusalem, for he was just at it; or because he was weary, or it would be very fatiguing to him to walk thither on foot; for he had been used to travelling, and had gone through most parts of Galilee and Judea; but that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet : the Ethiopic version... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:5

Tell ye the daughter of Zion ,.... These words seem to be taken out of Isaiah 62:11 where it is said, "say ye to the daughter of Zion, behold thy salvation cometh", or "thy Saviour cometh"; meaning, without doubt, the Messiah: by the daughter of Zion is meant, not the city of Jerusalem, but the inhabitants thereof, the Jewish synagogue; or as the Targum renders it, כנישתא דציון , "the congregation of Zion", the people of the Jews; particularly the elect of God among them, those that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:6

And the disciples went ,.... The two disciples, as the Arabic version reads, to the village over against them; and, as Mark says, "found the colt tied to the door without, in a place where two ways met": the house was just at the entrance of the village, at the door of which, on the outside in the street, was the colt fastened, where were two ways of going into, and coming out of the town; so that it was a public place; the colt was easily seen, nor could it well be taken away without being... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:7

And brought the ass and the colt ,.... To Jesus, as Mark and Luke add, and who only make mention of the colt: both were undoubtedly brought; the colt being unloosed and taken away, the ass, its dam, followed after: and put on them their clothes ; their loose upper garments, to be instead of saddles and trappings, and that Christ might sit thereon with ease and decency: the other evangelists say, that they cast their garments on the colt; and the Syriac version here reads, "they put their... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:8

And a very great multitude ,.... Which consisted partly of the great multitude which followed Christ from Jericho, and partly of the much people that were come up to the feast of the passover from divers parts, and met him from Jerusalem; see John 12:12 . These, many of them, for it cannot be thought to be done by them all, spread their garments in the way ; either in the middle of the road, instead of carpets, to ride upon; the Persic version adds, "that he might pass over them": this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:9

And the multitudes that went before ,.... That is, that went before Christ; accordingly the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "that went before him": these seem to be the much people that met him from Jerusalem, and that followed him ; which were perhaps those that came from Jericho, and other parts; cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David : by calling Jesus the Son of David, they owned and proclaimed him to be the Messiah; this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:10

And when he was come into Jerusalem ..... The metropolis of the nation, the seat of the ancient kings of Judah, and of his father David, entering into it in this very public manner; as he never did before; riding in the manner the ancient judges and kings of Israel did, attended with a numerous retinue, shouting as they went along, and singing their "Hosannas" to him: all the city was moved ; as Bethlehem was, when Naomi with Ruth returned thither; and of which the same phrase is used,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:11

And the multitude said ,.... Or the people, as the Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read; the common people, that went before, and followed after him: these knew Christ better than the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Scribes and Pharisees, and rulers of the people. This is Jesus the prophet : that prophet Moses spoke of, in Deuteronomy 18:15 and the nation of the Jews in general expected: of Nazareth of Galilee ; who, though he was not born there, yet being educated, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:12

And Jesus went into the temple of God ,.... At Jerusalem, which was built by his order, and dedicated to his worship, and where the Shechaniah, or the divine presence was. Christ went not to the tower of David, the strong hold of Zion, the palace of his father David; for he entered not as a temporal king; but he went to the house of his heavenly Father, as the lord and proprietor of it, to preach in it, and purge it; whereby the glory of the latter house became greater than that of the... read more

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