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/><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having left them, He went out of the city to Bethany, and He passed the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and passed the night there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and camped there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having left them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having left them, He went out of the city to Bethany, and He passed the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And leaving them, he went without the city, to Bethany; and lodged there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And leaving them behind, he went out, beyond the city, into Bethania, and he lodged here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and there he spent the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he left them, and went outside of the city to Bethany, and he lodged there.<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 />And he left them and he went outside the city to Bethany and spent the night there.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and there spent the night.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And having left them, He went out of the city into Bethany, and there spent the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And turning his back upon them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, where he stay'd that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and passed the night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, leaving them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/21-17.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=6066" 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">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2641.htm" title="2641: katalipōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From kata and leipo; to leave down, i.e. Behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining.">He left</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">and went</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Prep) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- 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/4172.htm" title="4172: poleōs (N-GFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/963.htm" title="963: Bēthanian (N-AFS) -- Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine.">Bethany,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/835.htm" title="835: ēulisthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To lodge in the open, lodge, pass the night. Middle voice from aule; to pass the night.">where He spent the night.</a> <a href="/greek/1563.htm" title="1563: ekei (Adv) -- (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">18</span>In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.…<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="/mark/11-11.htm">Mark 11:11</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-19.htm">Mark 11:19</a></span><br />And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-37.htm">Luke 21:37</a></span><br />Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-54.htm">John 11:54</a></span><br />As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-36.htm">John 12:36</a></span><br />While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">Matthew 26:6</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-1.htm">John 12:1</a></span><br />Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-2.htm">John 12:2</a></span><br />So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-9.htm">John 12:9-11</a></span><br />Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. / So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, / for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">Matthew 13:1</a></span><br />That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13</a></span><br />When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-13.htm">Matthew 16:13</a></span><br />When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.</p><p class="hdg">he left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a></b></br> A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Jeremiah 6:8</a></b></br> Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a></b></br> Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, <i>that there shall</i> not <i>be</i> a man <i>left</i>: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!</p><p class="hdg">Bethany.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-18.htm">Matthew 11:18</a></b></br> For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/11-11.htm">Mark 11:11,19</a></b></br> And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Luke 10:38</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1,18</a></b></br> Now a certain <i>man</i> was sick, <i>named</i> Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-1.htm">Bethany</a> <a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/20-30.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-12.htm">Spent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">Bethany</a> <a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/21-37.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Spent</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>Then He left them</b><br>This phrase indicates a deliberate action by Jesus to depart from the presence of the people in Jerusalem. It follows His cleansing of the temple and the confrontation with the religious leaders, highlighting His authority and the tension between Him and the Jewish authorities. This departure can be seen as a symbolic act of judgment against those who rejected His message.<p><b>and went out of the city</b><br>Jesus leaving the city of Jerusalem is significant as it reflects His pattern of retreating from the crowds to seek solitude or to be with His disciples. Jerusalem, the center of Jewish religious life, is also the place where Jesus would later be crucified. His temporary departure foreshadows the ultimate rejection He would face there.<p><b>to Bethany</b><br>Bethany is a small village located about two miles east of Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. It is significant in the Gospels as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. Bethany served as a place of refuge and rest for Jesus during His final week before the crucifixion. The village's proximity to Jerusalem made it a convenient location for Jesus to stay while still being able to enter the city during the day.<p><b>where He spent the night</b><br>This detail emphasizes Jesus' humanity and His need for rest. It also shows His intentional withdrawal from the city, possibly to avoid further confrontation with the authorities at that time. Spending the night in Bethany allowed Jesus to be in a supportive environment among friends. This act of retreating for the night can be seen as a preparation for the events that would soon unfold in Jerusalem, including His passion and crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is leaving Jerusalem after a day of significant events, including the cleansing of the temple and teaching the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethany.htm">Bethany</a></b><br>A small village located about two miles east of Jerusalem, Bethany is significant as a place of rest and refuge for Jesus. It is also the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who are close friends of Jesus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Jesus had been teaching and performing miracles. It is the center of Jewish religious life and the location of the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_cleansing.htm">The Temple Cleansing</a></b><br>Earlier in the chapter, Jesus cleanses the temple, driving out those who were buying and selling, which sets the stage for His departure to Bethany.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fig_tree.htm">The Fig Tree</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in verse 17, the cursing of the fig tree occurs in the surrounding context, symbolizing judgment and the importance of bearing spiritual fruit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_solitude_for_reflection.htm">Seeking Solitude for Reflection</a></b><br>Jesus' retreat to Bethany after a day of ministry highlights the importance of finding time for rest and reflection in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_bethany.htm">The Significance of Bethany</a></b><br>Bethany represents a place of refuge and friendship. We should cultivate relationships and spaces that provide spiritual support and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_fruitfulness.htm">Judgment and Fruitfulness</a></b><br>The surrounding context of the fig tree reminds us of the importance of bearing spiritual fruit. Our lives should reflect the transformative power of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jerusalem.htm">The Role of Jerusalem</a></b><br>As the center of religious activity, Jerusalem's rejection of Jesus serves as a warning against complacency and the danger of missing God's presence in our midst.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_retreat.htm">The Importance of Retreat</a></b><br>Jesus' actions demonstrate the need for intentional withdrawal from the busyness of life to connect with God and prepare for future ministry.<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/what_defines_reform_judaism.htm">What is Bethany's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_olivet_discourse_about.htm">What is the Olivet Discourse about?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bethany's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Bethany's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/revelation_22_5__no_night_without_rotation.htm">Revelation 22:5: How can there be no night in the new creation if day and night cycles are governed by planetary rotation?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">And went out of the city into Bethany.</span>--St. Mark, as already noticed, places the incident that follows on the morning that followed the triumphal entry, and before the cleansing. We have to choose, there being an obvious error of arrangement in one or other of the narratives, between the two, and the probability seems on the whole in favour of the more precise and more vivid record of St. Mark. The lodging at Bethany is explained partly by what we read in <a href="/context/matthew/26-6.htm" title="Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,">Matthew 26:6-13</a>, yet more by <a href="/context/john/11-1.htm" title="Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.">John 11:1-2</a>; <a href="/john/12-1.htm" title="Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.">John 12:1</a>. There He found in the house of the friends who were dear to Him the rest and peace which He could not find in the crowded city. The suppression of the name of those friends in the first three Gospels is every way significant, as suggesting that there were reasons which for a time (probably till the death of Lazarus) led all writers of the records which served as the basis of the Gospel history to abstain from the mention of any facts that might attract attention to them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He left them</span>. The chief priests had nothing to say in reply to this testimony of Scripture. They feared to arrest him in the face of the enthusiastic multitude; they bided their time, for the present apparently silenced. Jesus, wasting no further argument on these wilfully unbelieving people, turned and left them. The King had no home in his royal city; he sought one in lowly Bethany, where he was always sure of a welcome in the house of Martha and Mary. It is somewhat doubtful whether he availed himself of his friends' hospitality at this time. The term "Bethany" would include the district so called in the vicinity of the town, as in the description of the scene of the Ascension (<a href="/luke/24-50.htm">Luke 24:50</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Lodged</span> (<span class="greek">ηὐλίσθη</span>). This word, if its strict classical use is pressed, would imply that Jesus passed the night in the open air; but it may mean merely "lodge," or "pass the night," without any further connotation; so no certain inference can be drawn from its employment in this passage. This withdrawal of Jesus obviated all danger of a rising in his favour, which, supported by the vast resources of the temple, might have had momentous consequences at this time of popular concourse and excitement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-17.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">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He left</span><br /><span class="grk">καταλιπὼν</span> <span class="translit">(katalipōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2641.htm">Strong's 2641: </a> </span><span class="str2">From kata and leipo; to leave down, i.e. Behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] went</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξῆλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(exēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔξω</span> <span class="translit">(exō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine 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">city</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλεως</span> <span class="translit">(poleōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bethany,</span><br /><span class="grk">Βηθανίαν</span> <span class="translit">(Bēthanian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_963.htm">Strong's 963: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where He spent the night.</span><br /><span class="grk">ηὐλίσθη</span> <span class="translit">(ēulisthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lodge in the open, lodge, pass the night. 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