Teks -- John 12:15 (NET)

12:15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Joh 12:15 - Daughter of Zion

Daughter of Zion ( thugatēr Siōn ).

Nominative form (instead of thugater ) but vocative case. The quotation is from Zec 9:9 shortened.

Robertson: Joh 12:15 - Thy King cometh

Thy King cometh ( ho basileus erchetai ).

Prophetic futuristic present. The ass was the animal ridden in peace as the horse was in war (Jdg 10:4; Jdg 12:14; 2Sa 17:23; 2Sa 19:26). Zechariah pictures one coming in peace. So the people here regarded Jesus as the Prince of Peace in the triumphal entry.

Robertson: Joh 12:15 - Sitting on an ass’ s colt

Sitting on an ass’ s colt ( kathēmenos epi pōlon onou ).

Matthew (Mat 21:6.) 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 epanō autōn (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 (Luk 19:41.). So "Fear not"(mē phobou ).

Wesley: Joh 12:15 - Fear not

For his meekness forbids fear, as well as the end of his coming. Zec 9:9.

TSK: Joh 12:15 - Fear // sitting

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

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Joh 12:12-15

Ver. 12-15. This whole history is much more largely reported by the other evangelists; See Poole on "Mat 21:1" , and following verses to Mat 21:16 . See Poole on "Mar 11:1" , and following verses to Mar 11:10 . See Poole on "Luk 19:29" , and following verses to Luk 19:40 .

Gill: Joh 12:15 - Fear not, daughter of Zion

Fear not, daughter of Zion,.... But rejoice; see Zec 9:9 and See Gill on Mat 21:5.