Matthew 21:1-11 - The Triumphal Entry

¹ And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage at the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, ² saying unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me: ³ and if any one say any thing to you, tell him the Lord hath need of them, and he will immediately send them.

⁴ Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,

⁵ behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, even a colt the fole of an ass.

⁶ And the disciples went, and did as Jesus ordered them, ⁷ and brought the ass and the colt, and threw their clothes over them, and set Him upon them. ⁸ And great numbers spread their garments in the way, and others cut off boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way: ⁹ and the multitudes, that went before and that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

¹⁰ And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this? ¹¹ And the people answered, This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.

¹ And when they came near to Jerusalem, even to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth two of his disciples, ² and saith to them, Go into the village over against you, and as soon as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose him, and bring him to me. ³ And if any one say to you, Why do ye so? tell him, that the Lord hath need of it, and he will immediately send it hither.

⁴ And they went and found the colt tied at a door abroad, where two ways met, and they untied it. ⁵ And some of the people that stood there, said to them, What do ye mean by untying the colt? ⁶ And they answered them as Jesus had ordered, and they permitted them. ⁷ So they brought the colt to Jesus, and laid their garments on it, and He sat upon it.

⁸ And many spread their clothes in the way; and others cut off branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way. ⁹ And they that went before, and they that followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna, blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord: ¹⁰ blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

¹¹ And Jesus went into Jerusalem, and into the temple; and when He had looked round upon every thing, it being now late in the day, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

²⁸ And when He had said these things, He went forward, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ And when He was nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of his disciples, ³⁰ saying, Go into the opposite village, in which, at your entring, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat; loose him and bring him hither. ³¹ And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, The Lord hath need of him.

³² And they that were sent, went away and found it as He had told them. ³³ But as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt?

³⁴ and they answered, The Lord hath need of him. ³⁵ And they brought him to Jesus: and throwing their garments upon the colt they set Jesus thereon. ³⁶ And as He went along they spread their clothes under Him in the way. ³⁷ And when He was now come near to the foot of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

³⁸ saying, Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!

³⁹ And some of the pharisees from among the multitude said to Him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰ And He answered them, I tell you, that if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.

¹² The next day a great multitude that were come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm-trees, ¹³ and went out to meet Him, and cried, Hosanna! blessed be the king of Israel, who cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹⁴ And Jesus having gotten a young ass sat thereon, ¹⁵ as it is written, "Fear not, O daughter of Sion, behold thy king cometh sitting on an ass's colt."

¹⁶ Now his disciples did not understand these things at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning Him, and that they had done thus unto Him. ¹⁷ And the people that were with Him testified, that He called Lazarus out of the grave, and raised him from the dead: ¹⁸ and for this reason the people went to meet Him, because they heard that He had done this miracle.

¹⁹ The pharisees therefore said among themselves, Do ye not see that ye prevail nothing? Behold, all the world is gone after Him.