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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting 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.”

Context of John 12:15

13took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.” 14Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” 16These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him. 17So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

John 12:15 word by word

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

• Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• not, daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• of ZionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• your Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• is comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• seatedκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• on a donkey’sὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454

Cross-references for John 12:15

• Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”
• Isaiah 40:9Get yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news, Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news; Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and 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, “Lo, your salvation comes; Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
• Micah 4:8As for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come-- Even the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
• Zephaniah 3:16In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
• Zechariah 2:9For behold, I will wave My hand over them so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.
• Matthew 2:2“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
• Deuteronomy 17:16Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’
• Judges 5:10You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road--sing!
• Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel eight years.
• 2 Samuel 15:1Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses and fifty men as runners before him.
• 2 Samuel 16:2The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, for whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink.”
• 1 Kings 1:33The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon 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