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John 12:15
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15 “Fear no more, O daughter Zion;[a]
    see, your king comes, seated upon an ass’s colt.”(A)

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  1. 12:15 Daughter Zion: Jerusalem. Ass’s colt: symbol of peace, as opposed to the war horse.
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John 12:15
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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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  1. 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.
  2. John 12:15 sn A quotation from Zech 9:9.
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