John 12:14

And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

And {G1161} Jesus {G2424}, when he had found {G2147} a young ass {G3678}, sat {G2523} thereon {G1909}{G846}; as {G2531} it is {G2076} written {G1125},

After finding a donkey colt, Yeshua mounted it, just as the Tanakh says —

Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

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Cross-References

  • Zechariah 9:9 (14 votes)

    ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Matthew 21:1 (7 votes)

    ¶ And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

  • Matthew 21:7 (7 votes)

    And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.

  • Mark 11:1 (7 votes)

    ¶ And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

  • Mark 11:7 (7 votes)

    And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

  • Luke 19:29 (6 votes)

    And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

  • Luke 19:35 (6 votes)

    And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.