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Matthew 21:2

Matthew 21:2
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Saying unto them, go into the village over against you,.... Munster's Hebrew Gospel reads, "before you"; not Jerusalem, as some have thought, for that would never be called a village; though the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Go into the village over against you - That is, to Bethphage See the notes at Mat 21:1. Ye shall find an ass tied ... - In Judea there were few horses, and those were chiefly used in war. People…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

an ass tied, and a colt with her "A colt tied whereon never man sat" (Mark and Luke). St Matthew notes the close correspondence with the words of the prophecy; see Mat 21:21.

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