The Meaning of Mark 11:7 Explained

Mark 11:7

KJV: And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

YLT: And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,

Darby: And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;

ASV: And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.

What is the context of Mark 11:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  they brought  the colt  to  Jesus,  and  cast  their  garments  on  him;  and  he sat  upon  him. 

What does Mark 11:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 11:1-19 - Praise And Fear Greet Jesus' Approach
On the first day of Passion Week a gleam of light fell athwart the Master's path as He rode into Jerusalem. It was a lowly triumph. The humble ass was escorted by poor men, Galilean pilgrims, and children, who excited the haughty criticism of the metropolis. May a similar procession enter your heart and mine! "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
With irresistible might the Lord drove forth the buyers and sellers from the Temple. According to the ancient prediction, He sat as a refiner and purifier of silver, to purify the sons of Levi. And whenever He enters the heart, He performs a similar work. He drives out bestial forms of sin, and mere traffic, so that the whole nature-spirit, soul, and body-may be surrendered to God. What our Lord said of the Temple should be true of each church of the living God. It should be His residence, where men of all nationalities should come to a unity, as they worship, confess sin, and intercede. Certainly God's house must not be a place of merchandise and traffic. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 11

1  Jesus rides with triumph into Jerusalem;
12  curses the fruitless fig tree;
15  purges the temple;
20  exhorts his disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;
27  and defends his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God

Greek Commentary for Mark 11:7

They bring the colt unto Jesus [περουσιν τον πωλον προς τον Ιησουν]
Vivid historical present. The owners acquiesced as Jesus had predicted. Evidently friends of Jesus. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 11:7 mean?

And they led the colt to - Jesus they cast upon it the cloaks of them He sat on it
καὶ φέρουσιν τὸν πῶλον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιβάλλουσιν αὐτῷ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν ἐκάθισεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν

φέρουσιν  they  led 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: φέρω  
Sense: to carry.
πῶλον  colt 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: πῶλος  
Sense: a colt, the young of a horse.
τὸν  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦν  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
ἐπιβάλλουσιν  they  cast  upon 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐπιβάλλω  
Sense: to cast upon, to lay upon.
ἱμάτια  cloaks 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Plural
Root: ἱμάτιον  
Sense: a garment (of any sort).
αὐτῶν  of  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἐκάθισεν  He  sat 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: καθίζω  
Sense: to make to sit down.