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John 12:12-16 NWT
12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival, on hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. And they began to shout: "Save, we pray you! Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name, even the king of Israel!" [Psa. 118:26] 14 But when Jesus had found a young ass, he sat on it, just as it is written: 15 "Have no fear, daughter of Zion. Look! Your king is coming, seated upon an ass's colt." [Zech. 9:9] 16 These things his disciples took no note of at first, but when Jesus became glorified, then they called to mind that these things were written respecting him and that they did these things to him.

John 12:12-16 ALT
(12) The next day a large crowd, the one having come to the feast, having heard that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, (13) took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him and began crying out, "We praise You [Gr., Hosanna]! 'Blessed [is] the One coming in the name of the LORD'-[the] King of Israel!" [Psa. 118:26] (14) Now Jesus having found a young donkey, sat on it, just as it has been written, (15) "Stop being afraid, daughter of Zion. Look! Your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt." [Zech. 9:9] (16) But these things His disciples did not understand at first, _but_ when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him, and these things they did to Him.

John 12:12-16 LITV
(12) On the morrow, coming to the Feast, hearing that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, a great crowd (13) took palm branches and went out to a meeting with Him, and they were crying out, Hosanna! "Being blessed is the One coming in the name of the [LORD'] Lord, the King of Israel!" [Psa. 118:26] (14) And finding an ass colt, Jesus sat on it, even as it had been written, (15) "Do not fear," "daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes" "sitting on" "the foal of an ass." [Zech. 9:9] (16) But His disciples did not know these things at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they recalled that these things had been written on Him, and that they did these things to Him.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation