Markus 11:4-8

11:4 So ¹  they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it. 11:5 Some people standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 11:6 They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders ²  let them go. 11:7 Then ³  they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks ⁴  on it, and he sat on it. ⁵  11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

Lukas 19:32-35

19:32 So those who were sent ahead found ⁶  it exactly ⁷  as he had told them. 19:33 As ⁸  they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, ⁹  “Why are you untying that colt?” 19:34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 19:35 Then ¹⁰  they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks ¹¹  on the colt, ¹²  and had Jesus get on ¹³  it.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

² tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people mentioned in v. 5) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.

⁵ sn See Zech 9:9, a prophecy fulfilled here (cf. Matt 21:5; John 12:15.

⁶ tn Grk “sent ahead and went and found.”

⁷ sn Exactly as he had told them. Nothing in Luke 19-23 catches Jesus by surprise. Often he directs the action.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ tn Grk “said to them.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹¹ tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.

¹² sn See Zech 9:9.

¹³ 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.