Matthew 21:1-11

1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

2 saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with it; loose [them] and lead [them] to me.

3 And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.

4 But all this came to pass, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

5 Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

6 But the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus had ordered them,

7 brought the ass and the colt and put their garments upon them, and he sat on them.

8 But a very great crowd strewed their own garments on the way, and others kept cutting down branches from the trees and strewing them on the way.

9 And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest.

10 And as he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.

Footnotes

• [a] Eis, the point they were going towards.
• [b] Pros, that 'in the presence of,' 'at which' they were. (Pros with accusative is 'at,' if the place is reached.)
• [c] Zech. 9.9.
• [d] Lit. 'son of one under yoke.'
• [e] Ps. 118.25-26. Hosanna signifies 'Save now.'
• [f] As ch. 1.22.