John 12:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.

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  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
  • Matt 2:2-6 : 2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship. 3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be. 5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet, 6 You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
  • Deut 17:16 : 16 And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
  • 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.
  • 2 Sam 16:2 : 2 And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
  • 1 Kgs 1:33 : 33 And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and put Solomon my son on my beast, yes, mine, and take him down to Gihon;
  • Isa 35:4-5 : 4 Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour. 5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.
  • Isa 40:9-9 : 9 You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God! 10 See, the Lord God will come as a strong one, ruling in power: see, those made free by him are with him, and those whom he has made safe go before him.
  • Isa 41:14 : 14 Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 62:11 : 11 The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour comes; those whom he has made free are with him, and those to whom he has given salvation go before him.
  • Mic 4:8 : 8 And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
  • Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble. 17 The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
  • Zech 2:9-9 : 9 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her. 10 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord. 11 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 21:1-10
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    92%

    1 And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

    2 Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.

    3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.

    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

    5 Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.

    6 And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,

    7 And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.

    8 And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.

    9 And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

    10 And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?

  • John 12:12-14
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    88%

    12 The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

    13 Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!

    14 And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say,

  • Zech 9:9-10
    2 verses
    88%

    9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

    10 And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

  • Mark 11:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

    2 And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.

    3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

    4 And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.

    5 And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass?

  • Luke 19:28-31
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    77%

    28 And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

    29 And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

    30 Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

    31 And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

  • Luke 19:33-38
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    76%

    33 And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

    34 And they said, The Lord has need of him.

    35 And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.

    36 And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him.

    37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

    38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

  • Mark 11:7-11
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    75%

    7 And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.

    8 And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

    9 And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:

    10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.

    11 And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

  • John 12:16
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    16 (These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

  • 1 Kgs 13:13
    70%

    13 So the prophet said to his sons, Make ready an ass for me. So they made an ass ready, and he got on it,

  • Matt 21:15
    69%

    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

  • Gen 49:11
    69%

    11 Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes:

  • 1 Kgs 13:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27 And he said to his sons, Make ready the ass for me. And they did so.

    28 And he went and saw the dead body stretched out in the road with the ass and the lion by its side: the lion had not taken the body for its food or done any damage to the ass.

  • Zech 2:10
    68%

    10 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

  • Zeph 3:14
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    14 Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.

  • Matt 12:17
    67%

    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Luke 12:32
    67%

    32 Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

  • Judg 5:10
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    10 Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.

  • Mic 4:13
    66%

    13 Up! and let the grain be crushed, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your feet brass, and a number of peoples will be broken by you, and you will give up their increase to the Lord and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

  • Jer 17:25
    66%

    25 Then through the doors of this town there will come kings and princes, seated on the seat of David, going in carriages and on horseback, they and their princes, and the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem: and this town will keep its place for ever.

  • Matt 23:39
    66%

    39 For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

  • Mic 4:8
    66%

    8 And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.