Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 11:2
Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:3, Luke 19:30, Luke 19:31 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 9:15 - the Lord Jeremiah 32:7 - Behold Mark 14:13 - Go John 2:7 - Fill read more
Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:3, Luke 19:30, Luke 19:31 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 9:15 - the Lord Jeremiah 32:7 - Behold Mark 14:13 - Go John 2:7 - Fill read more
§ 111. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM, Mark 11:1-11 . (See notes on Matthew 21:1-17.) read more
2. A colt tied Matthew has it, “an ass tied, and a colt with her.” This is variation but not contradiction. It is the purpose of Matthew to show the accordance of our Lord’s conveyance into Jerusalem with the predictions of prophecy, which required the mention of the ass and her foal. It is Mark’s purpose simply to narrate that our Lord rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, without dwelling specially upon the animal he rode. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:2
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him . Ver. 2. Whereon never man sat ] As if it had been done on set purpose. Here was a wheel within a wheel,Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 1:10 , the better to convince the stubborn Jews of his kingly office. read more