The Triumphal Entry
1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
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saying to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie [them] [and] bring [them] to me.
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And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord {needs them},' and he will send them at once."
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Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
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"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.'"
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So the disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them,
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[and] brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
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And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.
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And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!"
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And [when] he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"
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And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!"