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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that having been spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now this took place that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And this took place in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This happened so that what was spoken by the prophet would be fulfilled, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So God's promise came true, just as the prophet had said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This happened so that what the prophet had said came true:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This happened in order to make come true what the prophet had said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now this happened to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet when he said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All this took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This took place in order that the Prophet's prediction might be fulfilled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that having been spoken by the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the whole of this was, that that spoken by the prophet be completed; saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now all this was done in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This happened so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All this happened, so that what was said by the prophet, might be fulfilled, who said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But this that happened was so that the thing that was spoken by the Prophet would be fulfilled which says:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />All this was done, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This took place in order that the Prophet's prediction might be fulfilled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Now this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/21-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=5951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">This</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegonen (V-RIA-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">took place</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: plērōthē (V-ASP-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">fulfill</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">what</a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: rhēthen (V-APP-NNS) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">was spoken</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētou (N-GMS) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophet:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontos (V-PPA-GMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Isaiah 62:11</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-14.htm">John 12:14-15</a></span><br />Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written: / “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-7.htm">Mark 11:7-10</a></span><br />Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it. / Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields. / The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-35.htm">Luke 19:35-38</a></span><br />Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it. / As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road. / 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: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-12.htm">John 12:12-13</a></span><br />The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. / They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22-23</a></span><br />All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: / “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36-37</a></span><br />Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” / And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a></span><br />where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-29.htm">John 14:29</a></span><br />And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a></span><br />But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,</p><p class="hdg">this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22</a></b></br> Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></b></br> But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36,37</a></b></br> For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken… </p><p class="hdg">saying.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></b></br> Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he <i>is</i> just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-15.htm">John 12:15</a></b></br> Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-17.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/matthew/13-35.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/matthew/13-35.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Order</a> <a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Prediction</a> <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/matthew/10-41.htm">Prophet's</a> <a href="/matthew/13-35.htm">True.</a> <a href="/matthew/19-25.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/matthew/24-34.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/23-15.htm">Order</a> <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Prediction</a> <a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">Prophet's</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">True.</a> <a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">curses the fig tree;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">puts to silence the priests and elders,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This took place</b><br>This phrase indicates that the events being described are part of a divine plan. The actions of Jesus are not random but are fulfilling a specific purpose. This reflects the belief in God's sovereignty and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through history.<p><b>to fulfill</b><br>The concept of fulfillment is central to the Gospel of Matthew, which frequently highlights how Jesus' life and actions complete Old Testament prophecies. This underscores the continuity between the Old and New Testaments and affirms Jesus as the promised Messiah.<p><b>what was spoken</b><br>This emphasizes the authority and reliability of the prophetic word. The phrase suggests that the events were not only predicted but also divinely ordained. It highlights the importance of Scripture as a record of God's promises and their realization.<p><b>through the prophet</b><br>The reference to "the prophet" connects Jesus' actions to the prophetic tradition of Israel. This particular prophecy is from <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, which speaks of a king coming to Jerusalem humbly on a donkey. It underscores Jesus' role as a fulfillment of messianic expectations and His identity as the true King of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central figure in the New Testament, whose actions and teachings fulfill Old Testament prophecies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_zechariah.htm">Prophet Zechariah</a></b><br>An Old Testament prophet whose writings include prophecies about the coming Messiah, specifically referenced in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Jesus enters triumphantly, fulfilling the prophecy and symbolizing His kingship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who play a role in the events leading up to His entry into Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_triumphal_entry.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></b><br>The event where Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling the prophecy and demonstrating His role as the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' actions were intentional and fulfilled specific Old Testament prophecies, affirming His identity as the Messiah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a></b><br>The fulfillment of prophecy demonstrates God's control over history and His faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_of_christ.htm">Humility of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' choice to enter Jerusalem on a donkey, rather than a horse, symbolizes His humility and the nature of His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_jesus_as_king.htm">Recognition of Jesus as King</a></b><br>Believers are called to recognize and accept Jesus as the prophesied King and Savior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_god's_plan.htm">Active Participation in God's Plan</a></b><br>Just as the disciples played a role in the fulfillment of prophecy, believers today are invited to participate in God's ongoing work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_matthew_21_4-5_a_true_prophecy.htm">How can Matthew 21:4–5 be considered a valid fulfillment of prophecy if the details differ from other Gospel accounts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_matthew_mention_two_animals.htm">How does Matthew 21:4–7 reconcile Jesus riding both a donkey and a colt, unlike the single animal mentioned in other Gospels? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jesus'_colt_prediction.htm">Mark 11:2–6: How can we verify historically that Jesus accurately predicted the colt’s location and its willing release? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_zechariah_9_10's_peace_happen.htm">If Zechariah 9:9 was fulfilled in Jesus’ triumphal entry, why didn’t the predicted era of peace (v.10) materialize? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">All</span> <span class= "bld">this was done.</span>--The Evangelist returns to the formula of <a href="/matthew/1-22.htm" title="Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,">Matthew 1:22</a>. Literally, <span class= "ital">all this has come to pass.</span> The words are his comment on the act. At the time (as we find from <a href="/john/12-16.htm" title="These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.">John 12:16</a>) the disciples did not understand its significance as connected with the prophecy that follows. The purpose lay in the mind of their Master, not in theirs. It is significant of what St. John records that neither St. Mark nor St. Luke alludes to the prophecy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All this was done;</span> <span class="accented">now</span> (<span class="greek">δὲ</span>) all <span class="accented">this hath come to pass</span>. Many manuscripts omit "all," but it is probably genuine, as in other similar passages; <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, <a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a>. This observation of the evangelist is intended to convey the truth that Christ was acting consciously on the lines of old prophecy, working out the will of God declared beforehand by divinely inspired seers. The disciples acted in blind obedience to Christ's command, not knowing that they were thus fulfilling prophecy, or having any such purpose in mind. The knowledge came afterwards (see <a href="/john/12-16.htm">John 12:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That it might be fulfilled</span> (<span class="greek">ἵνα πληρωθῇ</span>). The conjuction in this phrase is certainly used in its final, not in a consecutive or ecbatie sense; it denotes the purpose or design of the action of Christ, not the result. Not only the will of the Father, but the words of Scripture, had delineated the life of Christ, and in obeying that will he purposed to show that he fulfilled the prophecies which spake of him. Thus any who knew the Scriptures, and were open to conviction, might see that it was he alone to whom these ancient oracles pointed, and in him alone were their words accomplished. <span class="cmt_word">By</span> (<span class="accented">through</span>, <span class="greek">διά</span>) <span class="cmt_word">the prophet.</span> <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, with a hint of <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Isaiah 62:11</a>, a quotation being often woven from two or more passages (see on Matthew 27:9). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="grk">Τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(Touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">took place</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγονεν</span> <span class="translit">(gegonen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fulfill</span><br /><span class="grk">πληρωθῇ</span> <span class="translit">(plērōthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was spoken</span><br /><span class="grk">ῥηθὲν</span> <span class="translit">(rhēthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="grk">διὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophet:</span><br /><span class="grk">προφήτου</span> <span class="translit">(prophētou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/21-4.htm">Matthew 21:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/21-4.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 21:4 All this was done that it might (Matt. 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