²⁸When^e he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.^f ²⁹As he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives,^g he sent two of the disciples ³⁰and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. ³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

³²So those who were sent left and found it just as he had told them.^h ³³As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴“The Lord needs it,” they said. ³⁵Thenⁱ they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their clothes on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it.^j ³⁶As he was going along, they were spreading their clothes on the road.^k ³⁷Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

³⁸Blessed is the King^l who comes

in the name of the Lord.^C^m

Peace in heaven

and gloryⁿ in the highest heaven!^o

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Cross references

e Mt 21:1–11; Mk 11:1–11
f Lk 9:51
g 2Sm 15:30; Zch 14:4; Lk 21:37; 22:39
h Lk 22:13
i Jn 12:12–15
j Zch 9:9
k 2Kg 9:13
l Mt 2:2; 25:34
C Ps 118:26
m Ps 118:26; Lk 13:35
n Lk 2:14
o Jb 16:19; Ps 148:1; Mt 21:9; Mk 11:10; Lk 2:14