Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Look, your King is coming to you,
gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
even on a colt,
the foal of a beast of burden.”
New American Standard Bible
‘Behold your King is coming to you,
Gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
King James Version
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
International Standard Version
"Tell the daughter of Zion, "Look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt of a donkey.'"
A Conservative Version
Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a pack animal.
American Standard Version
Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Amplified
“Tell the daughter of Zion (the people of Jerusalem),
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Gentle and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
An Understandable Version
[Zech. 9:9], 'You should tell the daughter of Zion [i.e., the people of Jerusalem], look, your King is coming to you. He is gentle and [will be] riding on a donkey, [even] on a colt, the offspring of the donkey.'"
Anderson New Testament
Say you to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Bible in Basic English
Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.
Common New Testament
"Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
Daniel Mace New Testament
saying, " tell ye the daughter of Sion, behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass."
Darby Translation
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Godbey New Testament
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Here is your king coming to you, Gentle, and riding on an ass, And on the foal of a beast of burden.' "
John Wesley New Testament
saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass.
Julia Smith Translation
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and a colt, son of a beast of burthen.
King James 2000
Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes unto you, meek, and sitting upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a donkey.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.'"
Modern King James verseion
"Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt the foal of an ass."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass used to the yoke."
Moffatt New Testament
Tell the daughter of Sion, 'Here is your king coming to you, He is gentle and mounted on an ass, And on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'
Montgomery New Testament
Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold thy King cometh to thee, Gentle and sitting upon an ass, And upon a colt, the fool of a beast of burden."
NET Bible
"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
New Heart English Bible
"Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
Noyes New Testament
"Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king cometh to thee, meek, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of a beast of burden."
Sawyer New Testament
Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, seated on an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
The Emphasized Bible
Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo! thy King, is coming unto thee, meek and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of a toiling ass.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
"Tell the daughter of Sion, Lo! thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even on a foal the ass's colt."
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Say to the daughter of Zion--"Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Gentle, and riding on an ass, And on the foal of a beast of burden."'
Webster
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Weymouth New Testament
"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"
Williams New Testament
"Tell the daughter of Zion, your King is now coming to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, yea, on the colt of a beast of burden."
World English Bible
"Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
Worrell New Testament
"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, meek and mounted upon an ass, and on a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'"
Worsley New Testament
behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, even a colt the fole of an ass.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'
Themes
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » By jesus
Christ » Mediator » Meekness of
Jesus Christ, King » Is king of zion
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Entry into jerusalem
Jesus Christ » Names of » King of zion
Jesus Christ » Names of » King
Topics
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Triumphal Entry
4
This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
5
“Look, your King is coming to you,
gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
even on a colt,
the foal of a beast of burden.”
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 62:11
to the ends of the earth,
“Say to Daughter Zion:
Look, your salvation is coming,
His reward is with Him,
and His gifts accompany Him.”
Genesis 49:10
or the staff from between his feet
until He whose right it is comes
and the obedience of the peoples belongs to Him.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew 11:29
John 1:49
“Rabbi,”
Numbers 24:19
he will destroy the city’s survivors.
Deuteronomy 17:16
However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
Judges 5:10
who sit on saddle blankets,
and who travel on the road, give praise!
Judges 12:14
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,
2 Samuel 16:2
The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?”
Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the desert.”
1 Kings 1:33
The king said to them, “Take my servants
1 Kings 10:26
Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen
Psalm 2:6-12
on Zion, My holy mountain.”
Psalm 9:14
I will rejoice in Your salvation
within the gates of Daughter Zion.
Psalm 45:1-17
For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.”
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalm 72:1-20
Solomonic.
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
Psalm 110:1-4
A Davidic psalm.
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
Isaiah 9:6-7
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor,
Eternal Father,
Isaiah 12:6
for the Holy One of Israel
in His greatness.”
Isaiah 40:9
go up on a high mountain.
Jerusalem, herald of good news,
raise your voice loudly.
Raise it, do not be afraid!
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
Ezekiel 34:24
I, Yahweh, will be their God, and My servant David
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them.
Daniel 2:44-45
“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed,
Daniel 7:13-14
I continued watching in the night visions,
coming with the clouds of heaven.
He approached the Ancient of Days
and was escorted before Him.
Hosea 1:7
and I will deliver them by the Lord their God.
I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war,
or by horses and cavalry.
Micah 5:2
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His origin
from eternity.
Micah 5:10-11
this is the Lord’s declaration—
I will remove your horses from you
and wreck your chariots.
Zephaniah 3:14-15
shout loudly, Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
Zechariah 6:12-13
You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Here is a man whose name is Branch;
Zechariah 9:9-10
Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you;
He is righteous and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Matthew 2:2
saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?
Matthew 2:6
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.”
Matthew 12:19-20
and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
Mark 11:4-11
So they went and found a young donkey outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
John 19:15-22
But they shouted, “Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him!”
Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?”
“We have no king but Caesar!” the chief priests answered.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.
Philippians 2:3-5
Do nothing out of rivalry