Matthew 21 · Verse 6

Matthew 21:6

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
Matthew 21:6, King James Version

Matthew 21:6 in other translations

BSBSo the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
WEBThe disciples went and did just as Jesus commanded them,
ASVAnd the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
YLTAnd the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
DARBYBut the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus had ordered them,
BBEAnd the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,
WebsterAnd the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

What does Matthew 21:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 21:1-11

The barren fig-tree cursed. (18-22) Jesus' discourse in the temple. (23-27) The parable of the two sons. (28-32) The parable of the wicked husbandmen. (33-46) Verses 1-11 This coming of Christ was described by the prophet Zechariah, Zec 9:9. When Christ would appear in his glory, it is in his meekness, not in his majesty, in mercy to work salvation. As meekness and outward poverty were fully seen in Zion's King, and…

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Matthew 21:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΠορευθέντεςPoreuthentesHaving goneG4198
δὲdethenG1161
οἱhoitheG3588
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101
καὶkaiandG2532
ποιήσαντεςpoiēsanteshaving doneG4160
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531
συνέταξενsunetaxendirectedG4929
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς,IēsousJesus,G2424

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 21:6

  • Genesis 6:22

    Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

  • 1 Samuel 15:11

    It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.

  • Genesis 12:4

    So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

  • Exodus 39:43

    And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  • Exodus 40:16

    Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and did.
Ge 6:22; 12:4; Ex 39:43; 40:16; 1Sa 15:11; Joh 15:14

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Context

  • Matthew 21:5

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Matthew 21:6

    And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

  • Matthew 21:7

    And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

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Matthew 21:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los discípulos fueron, é hicieron como Jesús les mandó;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les disciples, s’en étant allés et ayant fait comme Jésus leur avait ordonné,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als aber die Jünger hingegangen waren und getan hatten, wie Jesus ihnen aufgetragen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Euntes autem discipuli fecerunt sicut præcepit illis Jesus.