John 12:15

Do not fear, O daughter of Zion! Lo! thy king, cometh, sitting upon the colt of an ass.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14And Jesus, finding a young ass, took his seat thereon, just as it is written—

16These things, his disciples noticed not, at the first; but, when Jesus was glorified, then, remembered they that, these things, had, for him, been written,—and that, these things, they had done unto him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:16Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,—when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.

Judges 12:14And so it was, he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts,—and he judged Israel eight years.

2 Samuel 16:2And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou, by these? And Ziba said—The asses, are for the king’s household, to ride on, and, the bread and the summer fruits, are for the young men to eat, and, the wine, is for drink to such as are faint in the wilderness.

Isaiah 35:4Say to the hurried in heart, Be strong, Do not fear,—Lo! your God, with avenging, doth come, With the recompence of God, He, doth come to save you.

Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, Thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel,—I, have become thy helper, Declareth Yahweh, And thy redeemer The Holy One of Israel.

Micah 4:8Thou, therefore, O Migdal-eder, mound of the daughter of Zion, as far as thee, shall it come,—so shall arrive the chief dominion, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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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