Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 21:1-9

1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. 3If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Say to the Daughter of Zion,‘See, your King comes to you,gentle and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”1

6So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting:

“Hosanna to the Son of David!”2

“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”3

“Hosanna in the highest!”4

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Notes

1. Matthew 21:5 Zechariah 9:9 ↩
2. Matthew 21:9 Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25; also in verse 15. ↩
3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:26 ↩
4. Matthew 21:9 Or “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” See Psalm 118:25 and Psalm 148:1. ↩

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