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When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
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saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.
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If anyone says anything to you, just say this, "The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately. "
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This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,
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"Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
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The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them;
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they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.