Matthew 21:5 BSB — MannaFest

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.’”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Vers. 4, 5.) However, this happened so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: Tell the daughter of Zion, behold your king comes to you, meek and sitting on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden. This is written in the prophet Zechariah: of which, if there is enough time in life, it will be said in its proper place. Now, briefly, it must be understood that according to the literal meaning, it was not possible for him to sit on both animals in a short distance of the journey.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The daughter of Sion - That is, the inhabitants of Jerusalem: the first words of the passage are cited from Isaiah lxii, 11; the rest from Zech. ix, 9. The ancient Jewish doctors were wont to apply these prophecies to the Messiah.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Tell ye the daughter of Sion - The quotation is taken from Zec 9:9, but not in the precise words of the prophet. This entry into Jerusalem has been termed the triumph of Christ. It was indeed the triumph of humility over pride and worldly grandeur; of poverty over affluence; and of meekness and gentleness over rage and malice. He is coming now meek, full of kindness and compassion to those who were plotting his destruction!

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἴπατε	eipate	do say	G2036 →
τῇ	tēa	to the	G3588 →
θυγατρὶ	thugatri	daughter	G2364 →
Σιών·	Siōn	of Zion;	G4622 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
βασιλεύς	basileus	King	G935 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
ἔρχεταί	erchetai	comes	G2064 →
σοι,	soi	to you,	G4771 →
πραῢς	praus	gentle	G4235 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπιβεβηκὼς	epibebēkōs	already riding	G1910 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
ὄνον	onon	a donkey	G3688 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
πῶλον	pōlon	a colt	G4454 →
υἱὸν	huion	[the] foal	G5207 →
ὑποζυγίου.¶	hupozugiou	of a beast of burden.	G5268 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
leads to
- Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
- John 12:15
  “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”
- Revelation 22:12
  “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
- Isaiah 40:9–10
  Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of…
- Romans 10:11–18
  It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Through
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
leads to
- Numbers 24:17
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…