Matthew 21:4
This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
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Referenced Verses
- 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 1:22 : 22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:
- John 12:15 : 15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”
- John 19:36-37 : 36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.” 37 And again another scripture says,“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
- Matt 26:56 : 56 But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
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- Matt 21:5-117 verses85%
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.
8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 The 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!”
10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?”
11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Matt 21:1-33 verses82%
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.”
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22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:
- John 12:12-165 verses80%
12 The Triumphal Entry The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 So 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!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
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.)
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14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:
- Mark 11:1-55 verses78%
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?”
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17 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
- Luke 19:29-3810 verses77%
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.
36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.
37 As 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!”
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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.
- Mark 11:7-104 verses74%
7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9 Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
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21 Then he began to tell them,“Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”
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37 For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me,‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me is being fulfilled.”
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31 Another Prediction of Jesus’ Passion Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them,“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
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44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
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5 “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said,“for it is written this way by the prophet:
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54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
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17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
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35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
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36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.”
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1 The Plot Against Jesus When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,
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35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.