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Matthew 21:7

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

KJV

ἤγαγον τὴν ὄνον καὶ τὸν πῶλον, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπ’ αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια, καὶ ἐπεκάθισεν ἐπάνω αὐτῶν.

Greek NT

Et adduxerunt asinam, et pullum : et imposuerunt super eos vestimenta sua, et eum desuper sedere fecerunt.

Vulgate

and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.

ASV

And they brought the ass and the colt and laid their garments upon them and made him sit thereon.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πῶλος
polos
noun · 12×
ἄγω
ago
verb · 70×
ἐπάνω
epano
adverb · 18×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπικαθίζω
epikathizo
verb · 1×
ἐπιτίθημι
epitithemi
verb · 39×
ἱμάτιον
imation
noun · 59×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνος
onos
noun · 5×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐπ᾽ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐπ᾽ | RP: ἐπάνω
  • ἐπ᾽SBLGNT
  • ἐπ᾽Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπάνωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἱμάτια | WH/Treg/NIV: ἱμάτια | RP: + αὐτῶν
  • ἱμάτιαSBLGNT
  • ἱμάτιαWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§559How will Jerusalem welcome her Messiah? Although Jesus had always refused popular attempts to make him king, he chooses the time and prepares the details for his messianic entry into the city of "his father David".308 Acclaimed as son of David, as the one who brings salvation (Hosanna means "Save!" or "Give salvation!"), the "King of glory" enters his City "riding on an ass".30…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 9:13 — Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
  • 2Kgs 9:13 — Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
  • Luke 19:32 — And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
  • Luke 19:35 — And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
  • Mark 11:4 — And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
  • Mark 11:7 — And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.