Matthew 21:5
“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
Note Zechariah 9:9
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.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the daughter
- Psalm 9:14; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 62:11; Zephaniah 3:14, 15; Mark 11:4–11
- thy King
- Matthew 2:2, 6; Genesis 49:10; Numbers 24:19; Psalm 2:6–12; Psalm 45:1–17; Psalm 72:1–20; Psalm 110:1–4; Isaiah 9:6, 7; Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:24; Daniel 2:44, 45; Daniel 7:13, 14; Micah 5:2; Zechariah 6:12, 13; John 1:49; John 19:15–22
- meek
- Matthew 11:29; Matthew 12:19, 20; 2 Corinthians 10:1; Philippians 2:3–5
- sitting
- Deuteronomy 17:16; Judges 5:10; Judges 12:14; 2 Samuel 16:2; 1 Kings 1:33; 1 Kings 10:26; Hosea 1:7; Micah 5:10, 11; Zechariah 9:10