Mat 21:1-11, Luk 19:28-40, Joh 12:12-19 | ISV | STEP | The King Enters Jerusalem When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

Matthew 21:1-11

1 The King Enters Jerusalem Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-38; John 12:12-19When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead andZech 14:4; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29 2 said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them, and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, tell him, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and that person will send them at once.”

4 Now this happened to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet when he said,

5 “Tell the daughter ^{▼▼I.e., people} of Zion,Isa 62:11; Zech 9:9; John 12:15

‘Look, your king is coming to you! ^{▼▼Isa 62:11}

He is humble and mounted on a donkey,

even on a colt of a donkey.’” ^{▼▼Zech 9:9}

6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.Mark 11:4 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on them, and he sat upon them.2Kings 9:13 8 Many people in the crowd spread their own coats on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.Lev 23:40; John 12:13 9 Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting,Ps 118:25-26; Matt 23:39

“Hosanna ^{▼▼Hosanna is Heb. for Please save or Praise.} to the Son of David!

How blessed is the one who comes

in the name of the Lord!

Hosanna in the highest heaven!” ^{▼▼Ps 118:25-26; Ps 148:1}

10 When he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was trembling with excitement. The people ^{▼▼Lit. They} were asking, “Who is this?”Mark 11:15; Luke 19:45; John 2:13, 15

11 The crowds kept saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, the man from Nazareth in Galilee.”Matt 2:23; Luke 7:16; John 6:14; 7:40; 9:17

Luke 19:28-40

28 The King Enters Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:12-19After Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem.Mark 10:32 29 When he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on aheadMatt 21:1; Mark 11:1 30 and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever sat on. Untie it, and bring it along. ^{▼▼Lit. has ever sat on} 31 If anyone asks you why you are untying it, say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’”

32 So those who were sent went off and found it as he had told them. 33 While they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34 The disciples ^{▼▼Lit. They} answered, “The Lord needs it.” 35 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat upon it.2Kings 9:13; Matt 21:7; Mark 11:7; John 12:14

36 As he was riding along, people ^{▼▼Lit. they} kept spreading their coats on the road.Matt 21:8 37 He was now approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen. 38 They said,Ps 118:26; Luke 2:14; 13:35; Eph 2:14

“How blessed is the king

who comes in the name of the Lord! ^{▼▼Ps 118:26}

Peace in heaven,

and glory in the highest heaven!”

39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, ^{▼▼Lit. him} “Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet.”

40 He replied, “I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!”Hab 2:11

John 12:12-19

12 The King Enters Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40The next day the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem.Matt 21:8; Mark 11:8; Luke 19:35-36 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting,Ps 118:25-26

“Hosanna! ^{▼▼Hosanna is Heb. for Please save or Praise}

How blessed is the one who comes

in the name of the Lord, ^{▼▼Ps 118:25-26} the King of Israel!”

14 Then Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written:Matt 21:7

15 “Stop being afraid, daughter ^{▼▼I.e. people} of Zion.Zech 9:9

Look, your king is coming,

sitting upon a donkey's colt!” ^{▼▼Zech 9:9}

16 At first his disciples didn't understand these things. However, when Jesus had been glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that people ^{▼▼Lit. they} had done these things to him.Luke 18:34; John 7:39; 14:26 17 So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify to what they had seen. ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks to what they had seen} 18 This accounts for the crowd going out to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.John 12:11 19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You see, there is nothing you can do. Look, the world has gone after him!”John 11:47-48