KJV King James Version
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 21:1
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
WEB World English Bible
When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
ASV American Standard Version
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] unto me.
3 And if any [man] say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἤγγισανG1448 · engizōto come nearεἰςG1519 · eistowardἹεροσόλυμαG2414 · HierosolumaJerusalemκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦλθονG2064 · erchomaito come/goεἰςG1519 · eistowardΒηθφαγὴG967 · BēthphagēBethphageεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄροςG3735 · orosmountainτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐλαιῶν,G1638 · elaiōnOlivetτότεG5119 · totethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusἀπέστειλενG649 · apostellōto sendδύοG1417 · duotwoμαθητὰςG3101 · mathētēsdisciple
Cross-references
Mark 11:1-10And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,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.Luke 21:37And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.Luke 19:28-38And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.John 8:1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.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?Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.Acts 1:12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Luke 22:39And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.Mark 14:26And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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