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Matthew 21:8

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

KJV

ὁ δὲ πλεῖστος ὄχλος ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἔστρωσαν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.

Greek NT

Plurima autem turba straverunt vestimenta sua in via : alii autem cædebant ramos de arboribus, et sternebant in via :

Vulgate

And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.

ASV

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δένδρον
dendron
noun · 25×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλάδος
klados
noun · 11×
κόπτω
kopto
verb · 8×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
στρώννυμι
stronnumi
verb · 6×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἱμάτιον
imation
noun · 59×
o
article · 19778×
ὁδός
odos
noun · 101×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×

Historic Christian voices

4 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…
The old prophets and righteous men knew beforehand of the advent of Christ, and earnestly desired to see and hear Him, He revealing himself in the Scriptures by the Holy Ghost, and without any change in Himself, enriching men day by day with benefits, but conferring them in greater abundance on later than on former generations. 1. But that it was not only the prophets and many …
1. As wealth is wont to hurl into destruction those who are not heedful, so also is power; the first leads into covetousness, the second into pride. See, for instance, how the subject multitude of the Jews is sound, and their rulers corrupt; for that the first of these believed Christ, the Evangelists continually assert, saying, that many of the multitude believed on Him John 7…

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.
  • John 6:66 — From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
  • John 12:13 — Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
  • Lev 23:40 — And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven
  • Lev 23:40 — And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven