John 12:16
(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
15Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.
Cross References
Mark 16:19So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
Luke 18:34But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
Luke 24:25And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.
John 2:22So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.
John 12:23And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come.
John 14:26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.
Matthew Henry on John 12:13-20
Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem 12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when… Read the whole commentary →