Matthew 21:7

Modern

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

Traditional

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

Literal

…led the donkey and the colt and put their garments on them, and He sat on them.

Latin

Et adduxerunt asinam, et pullum: et imposuerunt super eos vestimenta sua, et eum desuper sedere fecerunt.

Greek

English

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

Jesus entering Jerusalem starts Matthew's story of how the Messiah's suffering and resurrection establish salvation.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Kings 9:13
Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
Mark 11:4–8
So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
Luke 19:32–35
So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.