Charles Ellicott Commentary Mark 11:8

"And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields." — Mark 11:8 (ASV)

Branches off the trees.—The Greek word for “branches” is used by Saint Mark only. It describes the leafy boughs forming, as they were thrown down, a kind of litter or matting, rather than the woody branches.

Off the trees.—The better manuscripts give “from the fields,” a reading which, perhaps, agrees better with the account of the “branches” given in the preceding Note.

And strawed them in the way.—Omitted in the better manuscripts.