John 12:13
took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and began crying aloud—Hosanna! Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord,—even the King of Israel!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14And Jesus, finding a young ass, took his seat thereon, just as it is written—
Cross References
Psalms 72:17May his Name be age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish,—And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!
Isaiah 44:6Thus saith Yahweh—King of Israel, Even his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts,—I, am, First, and, I, Last, And besides me, there is no God.
Zephaniah 3:15Yahweh, hath set aside, thy judgments, hath turned back thy foe,—The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in thy midst, thou shalt not fear calamity, any more.
Matthew 23:39For I say unto you—in no wise, may ye see me, henceforth, until ye say, Blessed, is he that cometh, in the name of the Lord!
Luke 19:35And they brought him unto Jesus; and, throwing their mantles over the colt, they seated Jesus thereon.
John 12:15Do not fear, O daughter of Zion! Lo! thy king, cometh, sitting upon the colt of an ass.
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 →