Matthew 21:1–10

The Triumphal Entry

21^qNow when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to ^rthe Mount of Olives, then Jesus ^ssent two disciples, ²saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. ³If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” ⁴This took place ^tto fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

^5u“Say to the daughter of Zion,

‘Behold, your king is coming to you,

^vhumble, and mounted on a donkey,

on a colt,¹ the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”

⁶The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. ⁸Most of the crowd ^wspread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ^x“Hosanna to ^ythe Son of David! ^zBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna ^ain the highest!” ¹⁰And ^bwhen he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”