Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 12:15
Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
15. Fear not, &c. The quotation is freely made; ‘fear not’ is substituted for ‘rejoice greatly,’ and the whole is abbreviated, Zec 9:9. In adding ‘thy’ to ‘king’ and in writing ‘an ass’s colt’ the Evangelist seems to be translating direct from the Hebrew. The best editions of the LXX. omit ‘thy’ and all have ‘a young colt’ for the words here rendered ‘an ass’s colt.’ Comp. Joh 1:29, Joh 6:45, Joh 19:37. If the writer of this Gospel knew the O.T. in the original Hebrew he almost certainly was a Jew.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Fear not, daughter of Zion,…. But rejoice; see Zec 9:9 and [See comments on Mt 21:5].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Daughter of Zion ( ). Nominative form (instead of ) but vocative case. The quotation is from Zec 9:9 shortened.
Thy King cometh ( ). Prophetic futuristic present. The ass was the animal ridden in peace as the horse was in war (Judg 10:4; Judg 12:14; 2Sam 17:23; 2Sam 19:26). Zechariah pictures one coming in peace. So the people here regarded Jesus as the Prince of Peace in the triumphal entry.
Sitting on an ass’s colt ( ). Matthew (Mt 21:6f.) does speak of both the ass and the colt having garments put on them, but he does not say that Jesus “sat upon” both animals at once, for (upon them) probably refers to the garments, not to the colts. When John wrote (end of the century), Jerusalem had fallen. Jesus will lament over Jerusalem (Lu 19:41ff.). So “Fear not” ( ).
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
1 ) “Fear not, daughter of Sion,” (me phobou thugater Sion) “Do not fear daughter of Sion,” but rather “rejoice,” 0 “daughter of Jerusalem,” and Zion,” Zec 9:9.
2) “Behold thy king cometh,” (idou ho basileus sou erchetai) “Behold your king comes of his own choice,” or take notice of your king’s coming to you, Joh 1:11-12; Mar 11:10-11.
3) ”Sitting on an ass’s colt.” (kathemenos epi polon onou) “Sitting upon a foal of an ass,” a young donkey-colt, or the “foal of an ass,” Zec 9:9; Mat 21:4-5. By riding in meekness, into the Holy City, on an ass, a beast of burden, rather than upon a war horse, He could readily claim to be the Messiah, the Savior, and that His kingdom was then Spiritual in nature, not of this world’s order, Joh 18:36.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(15) Fear not, daughter of Sion.The quotation is made freely, and in an abbreviated form. (Comp. the fuller form in Mat. 21:5, and Note upon it there.) It is in the two Hebrew Gospels only that the connection of the fact with the prophecy is mentioned.
Sitting on an asss colt.The Greek (LXX.) has a young ass. St. Johns translation is nearer to the Hebrew. (Comp. Introduction, p. 374).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
Ver. 15. Sitting upon an ass ] Not upon a stately palfrey, as an earthly potentate; but upon a silly ass, without pomp, to comfort the poorest, and to teach us humility, tolerance, patience. An ass is a beast profitable (whence he hath his name in the original), but born to bear burdens. a Oneramus asinum, saith Bernard, et non curat, quia asinus est. But what notorious asses are those superstitious Papists, that show the ass’s tail in Genoa in Italy, whereon our Saviour rode, for a relic, and give it divine worship. Are not these given up to the very efficacy of error?
a , . Hinc Heradidae Sophistae, , dixit .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
15. ] The prophecy is more fully cited by Matt.
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
not. Greek me. App-105.
on = upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
15.] The prophecy is more fully cited by Matt.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Joh 12:15. , fear not) The Majesty of so great a King might well excite fear: but His mildness, to which His mode of entry corresponds, takes away fear.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Joh 12:15
Joh 12:15
Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an asss colt.-He found the young ass, as related by Mat 21:1-11 and Mar 11:1-9 and rode upon this ass to the city of Jerusalem as foretold by the prophet: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zec 9:9).
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Fear: Isa 35:4, Isa 35:5, Isa 40:9, Isa 40:10, Isa 41:14, Isa 62:11, Mic 4:8, Zep 3:16, Zep 3:17, Zec 2:9-11, Mat 2:2-6
sitting: Deu 17:16, Jdg 5:10, Jdg 12:14, 2Sa 15:1, 2Sa 16:2, 1Ki 1:33
Reciprocal: Isa 1:8 – daughter Jer 30:10 – fear Zep 3:15 – the king Mat 21:4 – saying Joh 12:13 – the King Joh 18:33 – the king
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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The passage cited is in Zec 9:9. The prophet not only predicted the triumphal entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, but said he would come “having salvation.” It would be useless repetition to say this means “saving himself,” as the margin renders it, for that truth is included in the fact of his riding triumphantly into the city. But Jesus was coming into the capital of the Jewish nation to bring salvation to all people in the world, whether they be Jew or Gentile.