Matthew 21:5

Matthew 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.’ ”

Context of Matthew 21:5

3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a donkey. 6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7And brought the donkey, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

Matthew 21:5 word by word

εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι, πραῢς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον καὶ ἐπὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου.¶Read the interlinear

• Tell yeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the daughterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• of ZionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• meekπραΰςpraus · gentleG4239
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sittingἐπιβαίνωepibainō · to mount/boardG1910
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a donkeyὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• a coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454
• the foalυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of a donkeyὑποζύγιονhupozugion · donkeyG5268

Cross-references for Matthew 21:5

• Psalms 9:14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Isaiah 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
• Isaiah 62:11Behold, Yhwh hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
• Mark 11:4And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
• Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
• Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Numbers 24:19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
• Psalms 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Psalms 45:1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
• Psalms 110:1Yhwh said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith Yhwh, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
• Ezekiel 34:24And I Yhwh will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I Yhwh have spoken it.

Commentaries on Matthew 21:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Tell ye the daughter of Sion - The quotation is taken from Zechariah 9:9, but not in the precise words of the prophet. This entry into Jerusalem has been termed the triumph of Christ. It was indeed the triumph of humility over pride and worldly grandeur; of poverty over affluence; and of meekness and gentleness over rage and malice. He is coming now meek, full of kindness and compassion to those who were plotting his destruction! He comes to deliver up…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5This part of the Old Testament fulfillment emphasizes the Messiah's peaceful, humble, and saving work (see Matthew 11:28–30; Isaiah 62:11; Zechariah 9:9–10).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Loose
• Move
• Presently
• Reverence
• Seat
• Sion

Commentaries on Matthew 21

• 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