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And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
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saying unto them,
Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] unto me.
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And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
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Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
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Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
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And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
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and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
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And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.