John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 11:5
And certain of them that stood there ,.... The Ethiopic version reads, who walked there; who were either standing hard by, or walking about the place, being inhabitants of it; and either the owners of the colt, or their servants, or both: said unto them, what do ye loosing the colt ? What do ye mean by it? do you intend to take the colt away? what business have you with it? what right have you to do so? and what is your end in it? read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 11:4
And they went their way ,.... The two disciples went to the village, where Christ sent them, without objecting any difficulties that might present, in the execution of these orders: and found the colt tied by the door without ; in the street, fastened to the door of the owner's house, at the town's end: in a place where two ways met ; to go into and out of the village; at the corner house, where two ways met; so that the place was very public, and such an affair could not be... read more