KJV King James Version
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
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Mark 11:1
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
WEB World English Bible
When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
ASV American Standard Version
And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount of the Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
Surrounding context — Mark 11
1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him].
3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
4 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.
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἐγγίζουσινG1448 · engizōto come nearεἰςG1519 · eistowardἹεροσόλυμαG2414 · HierosolumaJerusalemεἰςG1519 · eistowardΒηθφαγὴG967 · BēthphagēBethphageκαὶG2532 · kaiandΒηθανίανG963 · BēthaniaBethanyπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄροςG3735 · orosmountainτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐλαιῶν,G1638 · elaiōnOlivetἀποστέλλειG649 · apostellōto sendδύοG1417 · duotwoτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθητῶνG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Luke 19:29-40And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,Matthew 21:1-11And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,John 12:14-19And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,Acts 1:12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.Mark 6:7And he called [unto him] the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?Mark 14:13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.John 8:1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.Zechariah 14:4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.Mark 13:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,2 Samuel 15:30And David went up by the ascent of [mount] Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that [was] with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
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