John 12:15

“Fear not, people of Zion. Your king is coming to you, sitting on the foal of a donkey.”

Open English Bible (UK)

In The King James Version

Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

In Context

14Having found a young donkey, Jesus seated himself on it, in accordance with the passage of scripture –

16His disciples did not understand all this at first; but, when Jesus had been exalted, then they remembered that these things had been said of him in scripture, and that they had done these things for him.

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Cross References

Micah 4:8But you, watchtower for the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you will return your former rule.

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 →

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