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John 12:12–15

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The Triumphal Entry

12On the next day athe large crowd who had come to bthe feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “aHosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the 1Lord, even the bKing of Israel.”

14And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,

15“aFear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 118:26

Cross references

  1. aJohn 12:12–15: Matt 21:4–9; Mark 11:7–10; Luke 19:35–38
  2. bJohn 12:1
  3. aPs 118:26
  4. bJohn 1:49
  5. aZech 9:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

“Fear not, daughter of Zion;

behold, your king is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;

see, your king is coming,

seated on a donkey’s colt.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting:

“Hosanna!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord —the King of Israel!”

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:

Do not be afraid,

Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt.

NLTNew Living Translation

The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,

“Praise God!

Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

Hail to the King of Israel!”

Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:

“Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem.

Look, your King is coming,

riding on a donkey’s colt.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out,

“Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord,

even the king of Israel!”

So Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion!

Behold, your king is coming,

seated on the foal of a donkey!”

KJV 1900King James Version

On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.