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Matthew 21:6

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 21:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
Matthew 21:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
5Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
6And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
7and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
8And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.
9And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the disciples went, etc.] The two disciples, as the Arabic version reads, to the village over against them; and, as Mark says, “found the colt tied to the door without, in a place where two ways met”: the house was just at the entrance of the village, at the door of which, on the outside in the street, was the colt fastened, where were two ways of going into, and coming out of the town; so that it was a public place; the colt was easily seen, nor could it well be taken away without being observed, as it was by the owners of it: and did as Jesus commanded them; they loosed the colt; and whereas whilst they were loosing it, the owners of it asked them, what they meant by so doing? they…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and did: Gen 6:22, Gen 12:4; Exo 39:43, Exo 40:16; Sa1 15:11; Joh 15:14 Matthew 21:7”
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