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Luke 19:29
As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses two disciples as He draws near Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, positioned between His initial movement toward the city and His specific command to retrieve a colt.
The words — ἤγγισεν (ēngisen) translates literally as “He drew near,” pinpointing the exact moment of arrival at Bethphage and Bethany before the mission is issued.
The thread — The approach to Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives location recurs in Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:17, and Acts 1:12.
Why it lands — The narrative places the disciples at the threshold of the city, requiring immediate obedience to a specific retrieval order without delay or negotiation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Cross-references
- Matthew 21:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Matthew 21:17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
- Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
- Zechariah 14:4 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
- Mark 11:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
- Luke 19:37 And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Luke 21:37 Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- Luke 22:39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- Luke 24:50 When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.