Matthew 21:1-11

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,

2 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.

3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord {needs them},' and he will send them at once."

4 Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

5 "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.'"

6 So the disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them,

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

8 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.

9 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]!"

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

11 And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!"

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("untie") has been translated as a finite verb
• [c] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [d] Literally "has need of them"
• [e] Or "even"
• [f] A quotation from Zech 9:9
• [g] *Here the participle ("went") is translated as a finite verb because of English style
• [h] *Here the participle ("did") is translated as a finite verb because of English style
• [i] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participles ("went" and "did" in the previous verse) have been translated as finite verbs
• [j] *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
• [k] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [l] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("entered")