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saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
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A King's Humble Ride
Commentators explain that Jesus riding a donkey was not a sign of poverty but a deliberate royal act. In that culture, kings rode donkeys in times of peace to symbolize meekness and dignity, in contrast to horses, which were associated with war. This was Jesus's public declaration of His peaceful kingship, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Go into the village opposite you. The village meant here was not far from Bethany, and about two miles east of Jerusalem (Mark and Luke). …
Into the village that is over against you (εις την κωμην την κατεναντ υμων). Another use of εις. If it means "into" as translated,…
19th Century
Anglican
Go into the village opposite you — This may have been either Bethany or, on the assumption that it was nearer Jerusalem, Bethphage…
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Baptist
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
Go into the village. As he was at Bethany, he did not ask for an ass to relieve the fatigue of traveling, for he could e…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Saying unto them, go into the village over against you Munster's Hebrew Gospel reads, "before you"; not Jerusalem, a…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
