Mark 11:7

11:7 Then ¹  they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks ²  on it, and he sat on it. ³ 

Mark 15:19

15:19 Again and again ⁴  they struck him on the head with a staff ⁵  and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

[11:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[11:7]  ² tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.

[11:7]  ³ sn See Zech 9:9, a prophecy fulfilled here (cf. Matt 21:5; John 12:15.

[15:19]  ⁴ tn The verb here has been translated as an iterative imperfect.

[15:19]  ⁵ tn Or “a reed.” The Greek term can mean either “staff” or “reed.” See BDAG 502 s.v. κάλαμος 2.