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“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”[a]
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The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
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They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.
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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
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The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c]“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”