Matthew Chapter 21 verse 7 Holy Bible
and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
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And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.
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brought the ass and the colt and put their garments upon them, and he sat on them.
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And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
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and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
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brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set `him' upon them;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Brought the ass. The unbroken foal would be more easily subdued and guided when its mother was with it; such an addition to the ridden animal would usually be employed to carry the rider's luggage. They put on them (ἐπάνω αὐτῶν) their clothes (ἱμάτια). The two disciples, stripping off their heavy outer garments, abbas, or burnouses, put them as trappings on the two beasts, not knowing on which their Master meant to ride. They set him thereon (ἐπάνω αὐτῶν). Thus the received text, and the Vulgate, Et eum desuper sedere fecerunt. But most modern editors, with great manuscriptural authority, read, "he sat thereon." Some have taken the pronoun αὐτῶν to refer to the beasts, and Alford supports the opinion by the common saying, "The postilion rode on the horses," when, in fact, he rode only one of the pair. But the analogy is erroneous. The postilion really guides and controls both; but no one contends that Christ kept the mother ass in hand while mounted on the colt. The pronoun is more suitably referred to the garments, which formed a saddle for the Saviour, or housings and ornamental appendages (comp. 2 Kings 9:13). He came invested with a certain dignity and pomp, yet in such humble guise as to discountenance all idea of temporal sovereignty.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) They set him thereon--i.e., on the garments which served as a saddle. Our Lord rode on the colt, and the ass followed, or went along by His side. St. Mark and St. Luke mention the colt only.
