Matthew 21:7

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
brought	ἤγαγον ēgagon	G71	properly · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
ass	ὄνον onon	G3688	a donkey · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
colt	πῶλον pōlon	G4454	a "foal" or "filly" · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
put	ἐπέθηκαν epethēkan	G2007	to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
on	ἐπάνω epanō	G1883	up above · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
their	αὐτῶν. autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
clothes	ἱμάτια himatia	G2440	a dress (inner or outer) · noun — accusative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
set	ἐπεκάθισεν epekathisen	G1940	to seat upon · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
thereon	ἐπάνω epánō	G1883	up above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Kings 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 kin…
Mark 11:4-8 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.
Luke 19:32-35 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 21:7

And brought the ass and the colt,.... To Jesus, as Mark and Luke add, and who only make mention of the colt: both were undoubtedly brought; the colt being unloosed and taken away, the ass, its dam, followed after: and put on them their clothes; their loose upper garments, to be instead of saddles and trappings, and that Christ might sit thereon with ease and decency: the other evangelists say, that they cast their garments on the colt; and the Syriac version here reads, "they put their garments on the colt, and Jesus rode upon it": but as both were brought, it is clear from hence, that their clothes were put upon both; not knowing which Christ would choose to ride on. And it should seem, th…

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John Calvin on Matthew 21:1-9

Matthew 21:1-9 Matthew 21:1-9 Mark 11:1-10 Luke 19:29-38 1. And when they approached Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, to the mountain of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, [698] 2. Saying to them, Go into the village which is opposite to you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them to me. 3. And if any man shall say anything to you, say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them. [699] 4. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5. Say to the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of one that is und…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 21:4-5

The Old Testament fulfillment here emphasizes the Messiah’s non-violent, humble, and saving work (see 11:28-30; Isa 62:11; Zech 9:9-10).

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The Church Fathers

Whence Matthew, who wrote his Gospel to the Jews, is the only one who mentions that the ass was brought to the Lord, to show that this same Hebrew nation, if it repent, need not despair of salvation,
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Never before had the Lord employed the services of beasts, nor surrounded Himself with the ornaments of green boughs, till now when He is going up to Jerusalem to suffer. He moved them that beheld to do that which they had before desired to do; so it was opportunity that was now given them, not their purpose that was changed.
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Notwithstanding, it was possible that the Lord might have sate upon both animals. The Lord sitting upon the ass goes towards Jerusalem, because presiding over the Holy Church, or the faithful soul, He both guides it in this life, and after this life leads it to the view of the heavenly country. But the Apostles and other teachers set their garments upon the ass, when they gave to the Gentiles the glory which they had received from Christ.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Colt · Rid — Rid
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Entry into Jerusalem — Exhibited in his: Entry into Jerusalem

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).