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 Y si alguno os dijere algo, decid: El Señor los ha menester. Y luego los dejará.

4 Y todo esto fué hecho, para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el profeta, que dijo:

5 Decid á la hija de Sión: He aquí, tu Rey viene á ti, manso, y sentado sobre una asna, y sobre un pollino, hijo de animal de yugo.

6 Y los discípulos fueron, é hicieron como Jesús les mandó;

7 Y trajeron el asna y el pollino, y pusieron sobre ellos sus mantos; y se sentó sobre ellos.

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What Does Matthew 21:5 Mean?

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