Matthew 21:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ “Tell the city of Zion,\par ‘Now your king is coming to you.\par He is humble and he is riding on a donkey.\par He is riding on a young donkey,\par born from a work animal.’”\par \i (Zechariah 9:9)\i0 \par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Say to the Daughter of Zion [inhabitants of Jerusalem], Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey [a beast of burden]. [Isa. 62:11; Zech. 9:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Common English Bible

⁵ Say to Daughter Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the donkey’s offspring.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ "Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of her that is used to the yoke.

Matthew 21:5 Cross References

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

2 Samuel 16:2

King David said to Ziba, “What are these things for?”

1 Kings 1:33

Then the king said to them, “Take my officers with you. Put my son Solomon on my own mule. Take him to Gihon Spring. [3]

1 Kings 10:26

So Solomon had many, many chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots [140] and 12,000 horses. Solomon built special cities for these chariots. So the chariots were kept in those cities. King Solomon also kept some of the chariots with him in Jerusalem.

Psalm 9:14

Then, at the gates of Jerusalem,\par I can sing praises to you, Lord.\par I will be very happy\par because you saved me.”\par

Isaiah 12:6

People of Zion, {\cf2\super [140]} shout about these things!\par The Holy One of Israel is with you\par in a powerful way.\par So, be happy!\par

Isaiah 40:9

Zion, {\cf2\super [374]} you have good news to tell.\par Go up on a high mountain\par and shout the good news!\par Jerusalem, you have good news to tell.\par Don’t be afraid, speak loudly!\par

Isaiah 62:11

Listen, the Lord is speaking to all the faraway lands:\par “Tell the people of Zion: {\cf2\super [456]} \par Look, your Savior is coming.\par He is bringing your reward to you.\par He is bringing that reward with him.”\par

Ezekiel 34:24

Then I, the Lord and Master, will be their God. And my servant David will be the ruler living among them. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 37:24

“‘And my servant David will be the king over them. There will be only one shepherd over all of them. They will live by my rules and obey my laws. They will do the things I tell them.

Hosea 1:7

But I will show mercy to the nation of Judah. \{I will save the nation of Judah.\} I will not use the bow or the sword to save them. I will not use war horses and soldiers to save them. I will save them by my own power.” {\cf2\super [7]}

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,\par are the smallest town in Judah.\par Your family is almost too small to count.\par But the “Ruler of Israel”\par will come from you for me.\par His beginnings {\cf2\super [60]} are from ancient times,\par from long, long ago.\par

Numbers 24:19

“A new ruler will come from the family of Jacob. [304] That ruler will destroy the people left alive in that city.”

Matthew 11:29

Accept my work and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 2:2

The wise men asked people, “Where is the new baby that is the king of the Jews? We saw the star that shows he was born. We saw the star rise in the sky in the east. We came to worship him.”

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,\par you are important among\par the rulers of Judah.\par Yes, a ruler will come from you,\par and that ruler will lead Israel,\par my people.’”\par \i (Micah 5:2)\i0 \par

Matthew 21:6

The followers went and did what Jesus told them to do.

Luke 24:27

Then Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [393]} Jesus started with the books of Moses and then he talked about what the prophets had said about him.

John 1:49

Then Nathanael said to Jesus, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel (God’s people).”

2 Corinthians 10:1

I am Paul, and I am begging you. I beg you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. \{Some people say that\} I am humble when I am with you, and brave when I am away.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’

Judges 12:14

Abdon had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys. [100] Abdon was a judge for the people of Israel for eight years.

Judges 5:10

Pay attention you people riding on white donkeys, sitting on saddle blankets, [44] and walking along the road!