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Mark 11:6

6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.

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Mark 11:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

English Standard Version (ESV)

6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.

New Living Translation (NLT)

6 They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.

The Message Bible (MSG)

6 The disciples replied exactly as Jesus had instructed them, and the people let them alone.

American Standard Version (ASV)

6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

6 The disciples answered them as Jesus had told them. So the men let them go.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

6 They answered them just as Jesus had said, so they let them go.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6 They answered as Jesus had told them to. So the people let them go.

Mark 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:6

And they said unto them
The very express words,

even as Jesus had commanded:
not that these were the words they said, but "the Lord hath need of him": upon which they said no more, were satisfied and contented, that they should untie the colt, and take it with them:

and they let them go;
and the colt with them, very freely; (See Gill on Matthew 21:6).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 11:6 In-Context

4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it,

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.

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