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New American Standard Bible
John 12:15
"DO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Do not be afraid,Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming,sitting on a donkey’s colt.
Do not be afraid,Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming,sitting on a donkey’s colt.
King James Version (1611)
Feare not, daughter of Sion, behold, thy King commeth, sitting on an asses colt.
Feare not, daughter of Sion, behold, thy King commeth, sitting on an asses colt.
King James Version
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
English Standard Version
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!"
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!"
New Century Version
"Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
"Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
Amplified Bible
"DO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."
"DO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."
"FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."
Legacy Standard Bible
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
Berean Standard Bible
"Do not be afraid, O daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey."
"Do not be afraid, O daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey."
Contemporary English Version
"People of Jerusalem, don't be afraid! Your King is now coming, and he is riding on a donkey."
"People of Jerusalem, don't be afraid! Your King is now coming, and he is riding on a donkey."
Complete Jewish Bible
" Daughter of Tziyon, don't be afraid! Look! your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt. "
" Daughter of Tziyon, don't be afraid! Look! your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt. "
Darby Translation
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Do not be afraid, people of Zion! Look! Your king is coming. He is riding on a young donkey."
"Do not be afraid, people of Zion! Look! Your king is coming. He is riding on a young donkey."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Feare not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth sitting on an asses colte.
Feare not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth sitting on an asses colte.
George Lamsa Translation
Fear not, O daughter of Zion; behold, your king cometh to you, riding on the colt of an ass.
Fear not, O daughter of Zion; behold, your king cometh to you, riding on the colt of an ass.
Good News Translation
"Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Here comes your king, riding on a young donkey."
"Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Here comes your king, riding on a young donkey."
Lexham English Bible
"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!"
"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!"
Literal Translation
"Do not fear," "daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes" "sitting on" "the foal of an ass." Isa. 40:9; Zech. 9:9
"Do not fear," "daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes" "sitting on" "the foal of an ass." Isa. 40:9; Zech. 9:9
American Standard Version
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Bible in Basic English
Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.
Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.
Hebrew Names Version
"Don't be afraid, daughter of Tziyon. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt."
"Don't be afraid, daughter of Tziyon. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt."
International Standard Version
"Stop being afraid, daughter[fn] of Zion.Zechariah 9:9;">[xr] Look, your king is coming, sitting upon a donkey's colt!"Zechariah 9:9">[fn]
"Stop being afraid, daughter[fn] of Zion.Zechariah 9:9;">[xr] Look, your king is coming, sitting upon a donkey's colt!"Zechariah 9:9">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
Fear not, daughter of Tseun: behold, thy King cometh to thee, and riding on a colt, the foal of an ass.
Fear not, daughter of Tseun: behold, thy King cometh to thee, and riding on a colt, the foal of an ass.
Murdock Translation
Fear not, daughter of Sion. Behold, thy king cometh to thee; and he rideth upon a colt, the foal of an ass.
Fear not, daughter of Sion. Behold, thy king cometh to thee; and he rideth upon a colt, the foal of an ass.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Feare not daughter of Sion, beholde, thy kyng commeth, sittyng on an Asses colte.
Feare not daughter of Sion, beholde, thy kyng commeth, sittyng on an Asses colte.
English Revised Version
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
World English Bible
"Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt."
"Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
rode thereon, as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion; behold thy king cometh, sitting on an asses colt.
rode thereon, as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion; behold thy king cometh, sitting on an asses colt.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Fear not, Daughter of Zion! See, thy King is coming riding on an ass's colt."
"Fear not, Daughter of Zion! See, thy King is coming riding on an ass's colt."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
as it is writun, The douytir of Syon, nyle thou drede; lo! thi kyng cometh, sittynge on `an asse fole.
as it is writun, The douytir of Syon, nyle thou drede; lo! thi kyng cometh, sittynge on `an asse fole.
Update Bible Version
Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion: look, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt.
Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion: look, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt.
Webster's Bible Translation
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
New English Translation
" Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt! "
" Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt! "
New King James Version
"Fear not, daughter of Zion;Behold, your King is coming,Sitting on a donkey's colt." Zechariah 9:9 ">[fn]
"Fear not, daughter of Zion;Behold, your King is coming,Sitting on a donkey's colt." Zechariah 9:9 ">[fn]
New Living Translation
"Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt."
"Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt."
New Life Bible
"Do not be afraid, people of Jerusalem. See! Your King comes sitting on a young donkey!"
"Do not be afraid, people of Jerusalem. See! Your King comes sitting on a young donkey!"
New Revised Standard
"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!"
"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not fear, O daughter of Zion! Lo! thy king, cometh, sitting upon the colt of an ass.
Do not fear, O daughter of Zion! Lo! thy king, cometh, sitting upon the colt of an ass.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
Revised Standard Version
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on an ass's colt!"
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on an ass's colt!"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
feare not doughter of Sio beholde thy kynge cometh sittinge on an asses coolte.
feare not doughter of Sio beholde thy kynge cometh sittinge on an asses coolte.
Young's Literal Translation
`Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'
`Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Feare not thou doughter of Sion, beholde, thy kynge cometh rydinge vpo an Asses foale.
Feare not thou doughter of Sion, beholde, thy kynge cometh rydinge vpo an Asses foale.
Mace New Testament (1729)
"fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king comes sitting on an ass's colt."
"fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king comes sitting on an ass's colt."
Simplified Cowboy Version
"Don't be scared Jerusalem. Look, your king is coming down the road on an unbroke colt."
"Don't be scared Jerusalem. Look, your king is coming down the road on an unbroke colt."
Contextual Overview
12 On the next day, when the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, indeed, the King of Israel!" 14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: 15 "DO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."16 These 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 for Him. 17 So 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. 18 For this reason also the people went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are not accomplishing anything; look, the world has gone after Him!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Fear: Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 40:10, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 62:11, Micah 4:8, Zephaniah 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Zechariah 2:9-11, Matthew 2:2-6
sitting: Deuteronomy 17:16, Judges 5:10, Judges 12:14, 2 Samuel 15:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, 1 Kings 1:33
Reciprocal: Isaiah 1:8 - daughter Jeremiah 30:10 - fear Zephaniah 3:15 - the king Matthew 21:4 - saying John 12:13 - the King John 18:33 - the king
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;
And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;
Genesis 12:4
So Abram went away as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
So Abram went away as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Genesis 12:5
Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the people which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; so they came to the land of Canaan.
Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the people which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; so they came to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 12:16
Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and he gave him sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and he gave him sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent men and took Sarah.
And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent men and took Sarah.
Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
Genesis 41:1
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
Exodus 2:5
Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, with her female attendants walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave woman, and she brought it to her.
Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, with her female attendants walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave woman, and she brought it to her.
Exodus 2:15
When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
1 Kings 3:1
Now Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
Now Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Fear not, daughter of Zion,.... But rejoice; see Zechariah 9:9 and Zechariah 9:9- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16. Also Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44.
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 progress of his opinions, and to prevent the people from believing on him.
The world - As we should say, “Everybody - all the city has gone out.” The fact that he met with such success induced them to hasten their design of putting him to death, John 11:53.
