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Matthew 21:5
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.
Matthew 21:5 · Geneva Bible
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Matthew 21:5 in other translations
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.
“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.’”
“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.”
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In context
2 Saying to them, Goe into the towne that is ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an asse bounde, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them vnto me.
3 And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lord hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.
4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.
6 So the disciples went, and did as Iesus had commanded them,
7 And brought the asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon.
8 And a great multitude spred their garments in the way: and other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
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