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 shall say any thing to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately 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 to 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 on it.

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

• yeεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• ZionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• thyσοῦsou · youG4675
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• theeσοίsoi · youG4671
• meekπραΰςpraus · gentleG4239
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sittingἐπιβαίνωepibainō · to mount/boardG1910
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• donkeyὄνοςonos · donkeyG3688
• coltπῶλοςpōlos · coltG4454
• foalυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• donkeyὑποζύγιονhupozugion · donkeyG5268

Cross-references for Matthew 21:5

• Psalms 9:14That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud 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, go up upon the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
• Isaiah 62:11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed to 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 away, and found the colt tied by the door outside 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 have come to worship him.
• Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come; and to him shall be the obedience of the people.
• 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 overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skilful writer.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king’s son.
• Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice upon the earth.
• Ezekiel 34:24And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD 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