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John 12

John 12:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fear
phobeo (Greek #5399)
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
KJV usage: be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.
Pronounce: fob-eh'-o
Origin: from 5401
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
, daughter
thugater (Greek #2364)
a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
KJV usage: daughter.
Pronounce: thoo-gat'-air
Origin: apparently a primary word (compare "daughter")
of Sion
Sion (Greek #4622)
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
KJV usage: Sion.
Pronounce: see-own'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (06726)
: behold
idou (Greek #2400)
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
Pronounce: id-oo'
, thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
King
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
cometh
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
, sitting
kathemai (Greek #2521)
and ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
KJV usage: dwell, sit (by, down).
Pronounce: kath'-ay-mahee
Origin: from 2596
on
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
an ass’s
onos (Greek #3688)
a donkey
KJV usage: an ass.
Pronounce: on'-os
Origin: apparently a primary word
colt
polos (Greek #4454)
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
KJV usage: colt.
Pronounce: po'-los
Origin: apparently a primary word
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Daughter,
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Sion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Fear.
Isa. 35:4‑5• 4Say to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you.
 5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped; (Isa. 35:4‑5)
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Isa. 40:9‑10• 9O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into a high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest glad tidings, lift up thy voice with strength: lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him. (Isa. 40:9‑10)
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Isa. 41:14• 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:14)
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Isa. 62:11• 11Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him. (Isa. 62:11)
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Mic. 4:8• 8And thou, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the first dominion shall come,--the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem. (Mic. 4:8)
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Zeph. 3:16‑17• 16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
 17Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing. (Zeph. 3:16‑17)
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Zech. 2:9‑11• 9For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
 10Sing aloud and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
 11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zech. 2:9‑11)
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Matt. 2:2‑6• 2Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
 3But Herod the king having heard of it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
 4and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
 5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
 6And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:2‑6)
sitting.
Deut. 17:16• 16Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way. (Deut. 17:16)
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Judg. 5:10• 10Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider. (Judg. 5:10)
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Judg. 12:14• 14And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years. (Judg. 12:14)
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2 Sam. 15:1• 1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. (2 Sam. 15:1)
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2 Sam. 16:2• 2And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. (2 Sam. 16:2)
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1 Kings 1:33• 33And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon; (1 Kings 1:33)
• The second testimony of God to Christ has now been borne to Him, as the true Son of David. He has been witnessed to as the Son of God in raising Lazarus (ch. 11:4), and Son of David in riding into Jerusalem on the ass’s colt. (“John 12” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.14-15} Nor was it mere enthusiasm in the crowd, but God at work; and the Lord Himself sat on the young ass according to the prophecy of Zech. 9. (“John 12” by W. Kelly)
• It was but a testimony at the time, and in the word to faith; when He comes, having salvation for His own, it will be in destructive judgment of all that oppose. (“John 12” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

W. Kelly Translation

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Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, thy king cometh, sitting upon an ass’s colt.