Matthew 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”

Matthew 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.””

Matthew 21:5 — World English Bible

Matthew 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. ”

Matthew 21:5 — American Standard Version

Matthew 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'”

Matthew 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. ”

Matthew 21:5 — Darby Translation

Matthew 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.”

Matthew 21:5 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 21:5 in Context — Matthew 21

3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

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

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What Does Matthew 21:5 Mean?

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