John 12:14
And Jesus found a young ass, and sat upon it, as it is written:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
In Context
15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Cross References
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Mark 11:1And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania at the mount of Olives, he sendeth 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 →