Matthew 21:1-11

The Triumphal Entry

1 ¹Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to ²the Mount of Olives, then Jesus ³sent two disciples,

2 saying 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.

3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."

4 This took place ⁴to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 ⁵"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, ⁶humble, and mounted on a donkey, and^[a] on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'"

6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.

8 Most of the crowd ⁷spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ⁸"Hosanna to ⁹the Son of David! ¹⁰Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna ¹¹in the highest!"

10 And ¹²when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

11 And the crowds said, "This is ¹³the prophet Jesus, ¹⁴from Nazareth of Galilee."

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 1-9, see Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:29-38; John 12:12-15
• 2. Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:30; Zechariah 14:4; [John 8:1]; [Acts 1:12]
• 3. [Mark 14:13]
• 4. See Matthew 1:22
• 5. Cited from Zechariah 9:9; [Isaiah 62:11]
• 6. Matthew 11:29
• 7. 2 Kings 9:13
• 8. [Revelation 7:10]; See Psalms 118:25(Heb.)
• 9. Matthew 20:30
• 10. Matthew 23:39; Cited from Psalms 118:26
• 11. Luke 2:14; [Psalms 148:1]
• 12. Mark 11:11
• 13. ver. 46; Luke 7:16; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:19; John 4:19; John 6:14; John 7:40; John 9:17; [Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8, 19; John 1:21]
• 14. See Matthew 2:23

Footnotes

• [a]. Or even