John 12:14
And Jesus found a small donkey, and he sat upon it, just as it is written:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
In Context
15“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your king arrives, sitting on the colt of a donkey.”
Cross References
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice well, daughter of Zion, shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your King will come to you: the Just One, the Savior. He is poor and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt, the son of a donkey.
Mark 11:1And as they were approaching Jerusalem and Bethania, toward the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
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 →