Mat 21:1-9 | NASB2020 | STEP | When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage , at the Mount of Olives , Jesus then sent two disciples ,

Matthew 21:1-9

The Triumphal Entry

1 ^aWhen they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at ^bthe Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with it. Untie them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them on immediately.” 4 Now ^cthis ^{▼▼Lit has happened}took place so that what was spoken through ^{▼▼I.e., Zechariah}the prophet would be fulfilled:

5 “ ^fSay to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold your King is coming to you,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, 7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their cloaks on them; and He sat on ^{▼▼Lit them}the cloaks. 8 Most of the crowd ^hspread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. 9 Now the crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting,

“ ^{▼▼Aramaic for Save, we pray}Hosanna to the ^jSon of David;
^kBlessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord;
^{▼▼Aramaic for Save, we pray}Hosanna ^min the highest!”