Add parallel Print Page Options

35 Then[a] they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks[b] on the colt,[c] and had Jesus get on[d] it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:35 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Luke 19:35 tn Grk “garments,” but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.
  3. Luke 19:35 sn See Zech 9:9.
  4. Luke 19:35 tn Although ἐπεβίβασαν (epebibasan) is frequently translated “set [Jesus] on it” or “put [Jesus] on it,” when used of a riding animal the verb can mean “to cause to mount” (L&N 15.98); thus here “had Jesus get on it.” The degree of assistance is not specified.