Mar 11:2-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 11:2-3: 11:2-3 There have already been numerous examples of Jesus’ supernatural knowledge (2:8 ; 3:5 ; 5:30 , 32 ; 8:17 , 31 ), but the people’s acceptance of the reply that the Lord needs it (11:3 , 6 ) suggests that Jesus had prearranged it (cp. 14:13-16 ). Jesus had intentionally planned to enter Jerusalem in fulfillment of Zech 9:9 .

Summary for Mark 11:2-3: 11:2-3 ^a There have already been numerous examples of Jesus’ supernatural knowledge (2:8 ^b; 3:5 ^c; 5:30 ^d, 32 ^e; 8:17 ^f, 31 ^g), but the people’s acceptance of the reply that the Lord needs it (11:3 ^h, 6 ⁱ) suggests that Jesus had prearranged it (cp. 14:13-16 ^j). Jesus had intentionally planned to enter Jerusalem in fulfillment of Zech 9:9 ^k.
11:3 ^l The Lord needs it and will return it soon: Mark’s readers have already seen the word Lord used to refer to Jesus (1:3 ^m; 2:28 ⁿ; 5:19 ^o; see also 12:36-37 ^p; 13:35 ^q), so they would understand it as referring to the Lord Jesus Christ, who needed the colt (see also Rom 10:9 ^r; Phil 2:11 ^s).
Summary for Mark 11:4-6: 11:4-6 ^t The disciples carried out Jesus’ instructions and found things as he had said.