Matthew 21:1-9 ▼

1 When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

2 told them, |Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them, and bring them to me.

3 If anyone says anything to you, tell him, 'The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once.|

4 Now this happened to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet when he said,

5 |Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt of a donkey.'|

6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on them, and he sat upon them.

8 Many people in the crowd spread their own coats on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

9 Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting, |Hosanna to the Son of David! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!|