Matthew 26:18

26:18 He ¹  said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house.”’”

Mark 11:2-3

11:2 and said to them, “Go to the village ahead of you. ²  As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. ³  Untie it and bring it here. 11:3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it ⁴  and will send it back here soon.’”

Mark 14:13-16

14:13 He sent two of his disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar ⁵  of water will meet you. Follow him. 14:14 Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ 14:15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.” 14:16 So ⁶  the disciples left, went ⁷  into the city, and found things just as he had told them, ⁸  and they prepared the Passover.

Luke 19:30-32

19:30 telling them, ⁹  “Go to the village ahead of you. ¹⁰  When ¹¹  you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. ¹²  Untie it and bring it here. 19:31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs ¹³  it.’” 19:32 So those who were sent ahead found ¹⁴  it exactly ¹⁵  as he had told them.

John 2:5-8

2:5 His mother told the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.” ¹⁶ 

2:6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, ¹⁷  each holding twenty or thirty gallons. ¹⁸  2:7 Jesus told the servants, ¹⁹  “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top. 2:8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” ²⁰  and they did.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “the village lying before you” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.b).

³ tn Grk “a colt tied there on which no one of men has ever sat.”

⁴ sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.

⁵ sn Since women usually carried these jars, it would have been no problem for the two disciples (Luke 22:8 states that they were Peter and John) to recognize the man Jesus was referring to.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the flow within the narrative.

⁷ tn Grk “and came.”

⁸ sn The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted.

⁹ tn Grk “saying.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “the village lying before [you]” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.a).

¹¹ tn Grk “in which entering.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but because of the length and complexity of the construction a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹² tn Grk “a colt tied there on which no one of men has ever sat.”

¹³ sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.

¹⁴ tn Grk “sent ahead and went and found.”

¹⁵ sn Exactly as he had told them. Nothing in Luke 19-23 catches Jesus by surprise. Often he directs the action.

¹⁶ tn The pronoun “it” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

¹⁷ tn Grk “for the purification of the Jews.”

¹⁸ tn Grk “holding two or three metretes” (about 75 to 115 liters). Each of the pots held 2 or 3 μετρηταί (metrhtai). A μετρητῆς (metrhths) was about 9 gallons (40 liters); thus each jar held 18-27 gallons (80-120 liters) and the total volume of liquid involved was 108-162 gallons (480-720 liters).

¹⁹ tn Grk “them” (it is clear from the context that the servants are addressed).

²⁰ tn Or “the master of ceremonies.”