John 12:15

John 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey’s colt.”

Context of John 12:15

13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" 14And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" 16His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.

John 12:15 word by word

μὴ φοβοῦ θυγάτηρ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• of SionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• Kingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• an ass’sὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454

Cross-references for John 12:15

• Isaiah 35:4Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you."
• Isaiah 40:9Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
• Isaiah 41:14Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 62:11Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him."
• Micah 4:8And you, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, the former dominion shall come, kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
• Zephaniah 3:16On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
• Zechariah 2:9"Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.
• Matthew 2:2saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
• Deuteronomy 17:16Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again.'
• Judges 5:10"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
• Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.
• 2 Samuel 15:1After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
• 2 Samuel 16:2And the king said to Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who faint in the wilderness to drink."
• 1 Kings 1:33And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

Commentaries on John 12:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 11:1-11; John 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. John 12:17 Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles. John 12:19 Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-50In this part of John’s Gospel, two stories move forward at the same time. First, more and more people begin to praise Jesus. Their excitement reaches a high point when crowds welcome him into Jerusalem with shouts of joy (12:12–13). Second, the religious authorities become more determined to arrest Jesus and put him to death. As public support grows, their opposition grows as well. John's Gospel describes three events that happened only days before…Read the comment

Topics related to John 12:15

• Ass (Donkey)
• Colt
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Consult
• Costly
• Prince
• Sion
• Christ, Offices of
• Colt; Foal
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• King, Christ As

Commentaries on John 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings