Matthew 21:1-11

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The Triumphal Entry

21 ^(A)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to ^(B)the Mount of Olives, then Jesus ^(C)sent two disciples, ²saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. ³If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” ⁴This took place ^(D)to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

⁵^(E)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
^(F)humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt,^[a] the foal of a beast of burden.’”

⁶The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. ⁸Most of the crowd ^(G)spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ^(H)“Hosanna to ^(I)the Son of David! ^(J)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna ^(K)in the highest!” ¹⁰And ^(L)when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹And the crowds said, “This is ^(M)the prophet Jesus, ^(N)from Nazareth of Galilee.”

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Matthew 21:5 Or donkey, and on a colt

Psalm 118:19-29

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¹⁹^(A)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;
    ^(B)the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹I thank you that ^(C)you have answered me
    ^(D)and have become my salvation.
²²^(E)The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.^[a]
²³This is the Lord's doing;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!

²⁶^(F)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    We ^(G)bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷The Lord is God,
    and he has made ^(H)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
    up to ^(I)the horns of the altar!

²⁸You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will ^(J)extol you.
²⁹^(K)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!