Zechariah 9:9

9:9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!

Shout, daughter of Jerusalem!

Look! Your king is coming to you:

he is legitimate ¹  and victorious, ² 

humble and riding on a donkey ³  –

on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

Matthew 27:19

27:19 As ⁴  he was sitting on the judgment seat, ⁵  his wife sent a message ⁶  to him: ⁷  “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; ⁸  I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream ⁹  about him today.”

Matthew 27:24

Jesus is Condemned and Mocked

27:24 When ¹⁰  Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” ¹¹ 

Acts 3:14

3:14 But you rejected ¹²  the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

Acts 22:14

22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors ¹³  has already chosen ¹⁴  you to know his will, to see ¹⁵  the Righteous One, ¹⁶  and to hear a command ¹⁷  from his mouth,

James 5:6

5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you. ¹⁸ 

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ¹⁹  over the miseries that are coming on you.

James 1:9

1:9 Now the believer ²⁰  of humble means ²¹  should take pride ²²  in his high position. ²³ 

[9:9]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term צַדִּיק (tsadiq) ordinarily translated “righteous,” frequently occurs, as here, with the idea of conforming to a standard or meeting certain criteria. The Messianic king riding into Jerusalem is fully qualified to take the Davidic throne (cf. 1 Sam 23:3; Isa 9:5-6; 11:4; 16:5; Jer 22:1-5; 23:5-6).

[9:9]  ² tn The Hebrew term נוֹשָׁע (nosha’) a Niphal participle of יָשַׁע (yasha’, “to save”) could mean “one delivered” or, if viewed as active, “one bringing salvation” (similar KJV, NIV, NKJV). It is preferable to take the normal passive use of the Niphal and understand that the king, having been delivered, is as a result “victorious” (so also NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[9:9]  ³ sn The NT understands this verse to be a prophecy of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, and properly so (cf. Matt 21:5; John 12:15), but reference to the universal rule of the king in v. 10 reveals that this is a “split prophecy,” that is, it has a two-stage fulfillment. Verse 9 was fulfilled in Jesus’ earthly ministry but v. 10 awaits a millennial consummation (cf. Rev 19:11-16).

[27:19]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁵ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[27:19]  ⁶ tn The word “message” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[27:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁸ tn The Greek particle γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated here.

[27:19]  ⁹ tn Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ onar) in BDAG 710 s.v. ὄναρ.

[27:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:24]  ¹¹ sn You take care of it yourselves! Compare the response of the chief priests and elders to Judas in 27:4. The expression is identical except that in 27:4 it is singular and here it is plural.

[3:14]  ¹² tn Or “denied,” “disowned.”

[22:14]  ¹³ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[22:14]  ¹⁴ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance’…‘the God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will’ Ac 22:14.”

[22:14]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and to see.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[22:14]  ¹⁶ sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).

[22:14]  ¹⁷ tn Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c states, “that which the voice gives expression to: call, cry, outcry, loud or solemn declaration (… = order, command)…Cp. 22:14; 24:21.”

[5:6]  ¹⁸ tn Literally a series of verbs without connectives, “you have condemned, you have murdered…he does not resist.”

[5:1]  ¹⁹ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”

[1:9]  ²⁰ tn Grk “brother.” Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. TEV, NLT “Christians”; CEV “God’s people”). The term broadly connotes familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).

[1:9]  ²¹ tn Grk “the lowly brother,” but “lowly/humble” is clarified in context by the contrast with “wealthy” in v. 10.

[1:9]  ²² tn Grk “let him boast.”

[1:9]  ²³ tn Grk “his height,” “his exaltation.”