Mark 11:5

Modern

…and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

Traditional

And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

Literal

And some of those standing there were saying to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”

Latin

Et quidam de illic stantibus dicebant illis: Quid facitis solventes pullum?

Greek

English

…and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

The disciples obeyed the instructions of Jesus. They found everything just as he had said.

This section focuses on the relationship between Jesus and the temple in Jerusalem. In Mark’s Gospel, all the events and teachings connected with Jerusalem are gathered in 11:1–16:8.
The section ends with the second long teaching discourse of Jesus (13:1–37) (see 4:1–34). In this discourse, Jesus speaks about the destruction of the temple and the coming of the Son of Man. This teaching is the high point of many warnings in 11:1–13:37 about God’s coming judgment on Jerusalem and the temple (see especially 11:12–25 and 12:1–12).