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When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
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and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it.
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If anyone says to you, "Why are you doing this?' just say this, "The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.' "
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They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it,
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some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"
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They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it.
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Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it.
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Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.
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Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!