Mark 11:7

7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.

Mark 11:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 They brought the colt to Jesus, spread their coats on it, and he mounted.
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus, put their coats on it, and he sat on it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 Then they brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their robes on it, and He sat on it.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 They brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their coats over it. Then he sat on it.

Mark 11:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:7

And they brought the colt to Jesus
Where he was,

and cast their garments on him;
their clothes to be instead of a saddle, for Christ to sit upon:

and he sat upon him;
or "Jesus rode on him", as the Syriac version renders it. The Ethiopic version reads, "they made him to mount him"; that is, the disciples assisted him in getting upon it, and having mounted it, he sat on it without any trouble, though it had never been backed before, and rode on his way to Jerusalem; (See Gill on Matthew 21:7).

Mark 11:7 In-Context

5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
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