Matthew 21:4

Matthew 21:4

2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.

3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”

4 ¹All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

5 “Tell^a the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”

6 ^aSo the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.

7 They brought the donkey and the colt, ^alaid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.

8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; ^aothers cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
^a‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”

10 ^aAnd when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, ^athe prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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By the prophet (dia tou profhtou). The first line is from Isaiah 62:11, the rest from Zechariah 9:9. John (John 12:14 f.) makes it clear that Jesus did not quote the passage himself. In Matthew it is not so plain, but probably it is his own comment about the incident. It is not Christ's intention to fulfil the prophecy, simply that his conduct did fulfil it.

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