⁷ Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.

³⁵ So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on.

³⁶ As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him.

Zion’s Coming King

⁷ They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.^[a]

⁸ Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

⁴ This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,

Jesus’ Triumphant Entry

¹² The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors ¹³ took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,

¹⁴ Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:

¹⁶ His disciples didn’t understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him.

¹³ Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”