Matthew 21:5

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Tell the city of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and rides on a donkey and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Cross References

Isaiah 62:11

That the Lord is announcing to all the earth: “Tell the people of Jerusalem That the Lord is coming to save you, Bringing with him the people he has rescued.”

Isaiah 12:6

Let everyone who lives in Zion shout and sing! Israel's holy God is great, and he lives among his people.”

Genesis 49:10

Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.

Hosea 1:7

But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the Lord their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war—with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen.”

Isaiah 40:9

Jerusalem, go up on a high mountain and proclaim the good news! Call out with a loud voice, Zion; announce the good news! Speak out and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah that their God is coming!

Ezekiel 37:24

A king like my servant David will be their king. They will all be united under one ruler and will obey my laws faithfully.

Ezekiel 34:24

I, the Lord, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means the least of the leading cities of Judah; for from you will come a leader who will guide my people Israel.’”

Matthew 2:2

and asked, “Where is the baby born to be the king of the Jews? We saw his star when it came up in the east, and we have come to worship him.”

Micah 5:2

The Lord says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.”

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you—I who am said to be meek and mild when I am with you, but harsh with you when I am away. By the gentleness and kindness of Christ

Psalm 9:14

that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.

1 Kings 10:26

Solomon built up a force of fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand cavalry horses. Some of them he kept in Jerusalem and the rest he stationed in various other cities.

1 Kings 1:33

he said to them, “Take my court officials with you; have my son Solomon ride my own mule, and escort him down to Gihon Spring,

2 Samuel 16:2

King David asked him, “What are you going to do with all that?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for Your Majesty's family to ride, the bread and the fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they get tired in the wilderness.”

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. Abdon led Israel for eight years,

Judges 5:10

Tell of it, you that ride on white donkeys, sitting on saddles, and you that must walk wherever you go.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king is not to have a large number of horses for his army, and he is not to send people to Egypt to buy horses, because the Lord has said that his people are never to return there.

Numbers 24:19

The nation of Israel will trample them down And wipe out the last survivors.”

John 1:49

“Teacher,” answered Nathanael, “you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

Matthew 21:6

So the disciples went and did what Jesus had told them to do:

Luke 24:27

And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets.