Translations
Modern
…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Traditional
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
Literal
…saying, “Go into the village ahead, in which, entering, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men ever sat; and having loosed it, bring it.
Latin
…dicens: Ite in castellum quod contra est: in quod introëuntes, invenietis pullum asinæ alligatum, cui nemo umquam hominum sedit: solvite illum, et adducite.
Original
Greek
English
…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Notes
You will see a young donkey: It is unclear whether Jesus had arranged for the donkey ahead of time or whether he used divine knowledge. Either way, his entry into Jerusalem was a symbolic act. Jesus rode on a humble donkey instead of a warhorse to show that he was the Christ who came to bring peace and reconciliation (Zechariah 9:9–10).
Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. This fulfilled Zechariah 9:9–10 and symbolically announced that he was the Messiah, the King of Israel.