Matthew 21:1–11

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

21When they approached Jerusalem^s and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives,^t Jesus then sent two disciples, ²telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me. ³If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.”

⁴This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

⁵Tell Daughter Zion,

“See, your King is coming to you,

gentle, and mounted on a donkey,

and on a colt,

the foal of a donkey.”^Au

⁶The disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their clothes on them, and he sat on them. ⁸A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. ⁹Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted:

Hosanna to the Son of David!

Blessed is he who comes in the name

of the Lord!^B

Hosanna in the highest heaven!^a

¹⁰When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus^b from Nazareth in Galilee.”