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The humble king on a donkey
Zechariah told Jerusalem to rejoice because her king would come humble and riding on a donkey. Matthew and John say this is what the crowds saw on the day Jesus rode into the city.
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New TestamentMatthew 21:5Open this recordRead the earlier witness
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Read the later witness
“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ” Why FaithGraph draws this line
Matthew 21:5 quotes Zechariah 9:9.
Matthew cites Zechariah's picture of the humble king on a donkey as fulfilled in the entry; John cites the same words.
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