Matthew 21:1-11 - The Triumphal Entry

¹ When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent away two disciples, ² saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and you will immediately find a donkey tied, and the colt with her: loosing, lead her to me. ³ And if any one may say any thing to you, tell him, that the Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them away.

⁴ And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

⁵ Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.

⁶ And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them, ⁷ led the donkey, and the colt, and put their garments on them; and He sat on them. ⁸ A great multitude strewed their garments in the road: and others cut down the branches from the trees, and were strewing them in the road. ⁹ And the multitudes going forward, and following, continued to cry out, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!

¹⁰ And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He? ¹¹ And the multitudes continued to say, He is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.

¹ And when they draw nigh to Jerusalem and to Bethany, to the Mount of Olives, He sends away two of His disciples, ² and says to them, Go into the village over against you: and immediately entering into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men has ever sat; loosing him, lead him away. ³ And if any one may say to you, Why do you this? say to him, that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he sends him hither.

⁴ Then they departed, and found the colt tied at the door without at the crossing of the road; and they are loosing him. ⁵ And certain ones of those standing there said to them, What are you doing, loosing the colt? ⁶ And they said to them as Jesus commanded: and they permitted them. ⁷ And they lead the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and He sat on him.

⁸ And many strewed their garments in the road; and others were cutting down the branches of the trees, (and strewing them in the road), ⁹ And those going before, and those following after, continued to cry out, Hosanna: blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord: ¹⁰ blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest!

¹¹ And He came into Jerusalem, into the temple; and looking round upon all things, the hour being already late, He went out into Bethany along with the twelve.

²⁸ And speaking these things, He was journeying before them, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ And it came to pass, when He drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount called the Mount of Olives, and He sent away two of His disciples, ³⁰ saying, Go into the village over against you; in which entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men ever sat: loosing, lead him hither. ³¹ And if any one may ask you, Why do you loose him? thus say to him, that the Lord hath need of him:

³² and those having been sent, departing, found as Jesus told them. ³³ And they loosing the donkey, his master said to them, Why do you loose the donkey?

³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath need of him. ³⁵ And they led him to Jesus: and casting their garments on the colt, they mounted Jesus on them. ³⁶ And He going forward, they were strewing their garments in the road. ³⁷ And He already drawing nigh to the descension of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God with a loud voice for all those miracles which they saw; shouting,

³⁸ saying, Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

³⁹ And certain ones of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples:

⁴⁰ and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.

¹² On the following day a great multitude having come to the feast, hearing that Jesus comes into Jerusalem, ¹³ They took the branches of the palm-trees, and went out to meet Him, and continued to cry out, Hosanna: blessed is He that cometh, in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.

¹⁴ And Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat upon him, as has been written, ¹⁵ Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting upon the colt of a donkey.

¹⁶ But His disciples at first did not understand these things: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written in reference to Him, and they did them to Him. ¹⁷ Then the multitude being with Him witnessed that He called Lazarus out of the sepulcher, and raised him from the dead. ¹⁸ Therefore the multitude also went to meet Him, because they heard that He had wrought this miracle.

¹⁹ Then the Pharisees said to one another, You see, that you are prevailing as to nothing: behold, the world has gone away after Him.