John 12:15
New English Translation
15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion;[a] look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”[b]
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- John 12:15 tn Grk “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion” (the phrase “daughter of Zion” is an idiom for the inhabitants of Jerusalem: “people of Zion”). The idiom “daughter of Zion” has been translated as “people of Zion” because the original idiom, while firmly embedded in the Christian tradition, is not understandable to most modern English readers.
- John 12:15 sn A quotation from Zech 9:9.
John 12:15
International Standard Version
15 “Stop being afraid, people[a] of Zion.
Look, your king is coming,
sitting upon a donkey’s colt!”[b]
Footnotes
- John 12:15 Lit. daughter
- John 12:15 Cf. Zech 9:9
John 12:15
New International Version
Footnotes
- John 12:15 Zech. 9:9
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