John 12:15
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
John 12:15 in other translations
| BSB | “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.” |
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| WEB | “Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” |
| ASV | Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt. |
| YLT | ‘Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.' |
| DARBY | Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. |
| BBE | Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass. |
| Webster | Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. |
What does John 12:15 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:12-19
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.
John 12:15 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:15
- Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the Lord 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 3:16-17
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Isaiah 35:4-5
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- 2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
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Context
- John 12:14
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
- John 12:15
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
- John 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
John 12:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No temas, hija de Sión: he aquí tu Rey viene, sentado sobre un pollino de asna. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | « Ne crains point, fille de Sion; voici, ton roi vient, assis sur l’ânon d’une ânesse ». |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | "Fürchte dich nicht, Tochter Zion! siehe, dein König kommt, sitzend auf einem Eselsfüllen". |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Noli timere, filia Sion: ecce rex tuus venit sedens super pullum asinæ. |