Mark 11:7

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And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is

just and endowed with salvation,

Humble, and mounted on a donkey,

Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it.

Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”

and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats.

As He was going, they were spreading their coats on the road.

On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,