John 12:14

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

John 12:14 in Other Translations

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

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

14 Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:

14 Jesus got a young donkey and rode it, just as the Scripture has it:

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

14 Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says:

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

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it. This is just as it is written in Scripture. It says,

John 12:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:14

And Jesus, when he had found a young ass
Which he sent his disciples for, to a neighbouring village, and they brought to him:

sat thereon, as it is written;
in ( Zechariah 9:9 ) though some part of the words seems to be taken out of ( Isaiah 62:11 ) ; (See Gill on Matthew 21:5); and so Nonnus paraphrases it here, "that it might be fulfilled which Esaias said".

John 12:14 In-Context

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Blessed is the king of Israel!”

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

15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.