Matthew 21

The king enters Jerusalem

1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples ahead. 2He told them, “Go into the village opposite you. You will immediately find a donkey tied there, with a colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4This happened to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5“Tell daughter Zion:
Look, your king is coming to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.” 6The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed. 7They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their garments on them, and he sat on them. 8Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9The crowds ahead of him and behind him kept shouting:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the Lord’s name!
Hosanna in the highest!” 10When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken. “Who is this?” people asked. 11The crowds answered, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”