Unto Bethphage (εις Βεθφαγη). An indeclinable Aramaic name here only in O.T. or N.T. (Luke 19:29). It means "house of …

And when they drew near to Jerusalem. They were going up now from Jericho (Matthew 20:29). The distance was about nineteen mil…

And when they drew near to Jerusalem — Here again, we must fill a gap in St. Matthew’s Gospel. We have to imagine the journey up t…

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the Mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, …

The Roman military road from Jericho to Jerusalem was about seventeen miles long and climbed three thousand feet. It passed through Bethany (where …

Then Jesus sent two disciples. Jesus sends his disciples to bring an ass to him, not because he was tired from …

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem
The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, "when he drew nigh, or was ne…

This coming of Christ was described by the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9). When Christ would appear in his glory, it is in his meekn…

Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts: