John 12:14

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Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

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  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
  • Matt 21:1-7 : 1 The Triumphal Entry Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: 5 “Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” 6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
  • Mark 11:1-7 : 1 The Triumphal Entry Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them,“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’” 4 So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it. 5 Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
  • Luke 19:29-35 : 29 Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’” 32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,“Why are you untying that colt?” 34 They replied,“The Lord needs it.” 35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 12:15-16
    2 verses
    88%

    15“Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”

    16(His disciples did not understand these things when they first happened, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him and that these things had happened to him.)

  • Matt 21:1-10
    10 verses
    86%

    1The Triumphal Entry Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

    2telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

    3If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”

    4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

    5“Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

    6So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

    7They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

    8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

    9The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

    10As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?”

  • Zech 9:9
    81%

    9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

  • Mark 11:1-5
    5 verses
    81%

    1The Triumphal Entry Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

    2and said to them,“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

    3If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”

    4So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.

    5Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?”

  • Mark 11:7-11
    5 verses
    80%

    7Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

    8Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

    9Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

    10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

    11Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

  • Luke 19:29-38
    10 verses
    80%

    29Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

    30telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

    31If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’”

    32So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.

    33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,“Why are you untying that colt?”

    34They replied,“The Lord needs it.”

    35Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.

    36As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.

    37As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

    38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

  • John 12:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12The Triumphal Entry The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

    13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”

  • 1 Kgs 13:13
    75%

    13He then told his sons,“Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

  • 1 Kgs 13:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27He told his sons,“Saddle my donkey.” So they saddled it.

    28He went and found the body lying in the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside it; the lion had neither eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

  • John 2:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

    15So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

  • Matt 21:15
    72%

    15But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

  • Gen 49:11
    70%

    11Binding his foal to the vine, and his colt to the choicest vine, he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

  • Luke 4:17
    69%

    17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

  • Mark 14:16
    69%

    16So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

  • Mark 11:15
    68%

    15Cleansing the Temple Then they came to Jerusalem. Jesus entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

  • Matt 12:17
    68%

    17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

  • Num 22:27
    68%

    27When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she crouched down under Balaam. Then Balaam was angry, and he beat his donkey with a staff.

  • Matt 21:12
    68%

    12Cleansing the Temple Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

  • Num 22:23
    68%

    23And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. But Balaam beat the donkey, to make her turn back to the road.

  • Num 22:21
    68%

    21So Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.