The Triumphal Entry

Unlocked Literal Bible (ULB)

Mat 21:1–11

1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, “Go into the next village, and you will immediately find a donkey tied up there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 If anyone says anything to you about that, you will say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and that person will immediately send them with you.”
4 Now this came about that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled. He said,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, 'See, your King is coming to you, Humble and riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'”
6 Then the disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat upon the cloaks.
8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them in the road.
9 Then the crowds that went before Jesus and those that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
10 When Jesus had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred and said, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

1 Now as they came to Jerusalem, they were close to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, and Jesus sent out two of his disciples
2 and said to them, “Go into the village opposite us. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me.
3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you should say, 'The Lord has need of it and will immediately send it back here.'”
4 They went away and found a colt tied at a door outside on the open street, and they untied it.
5 Some people were standing there and said to them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6 They spoke to them as Jesus told them, and the people let them go their way.
7 The two disciples brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it so Jesus could ride it.
8 Many people spread their garments on the road, and others spread branches they had cut from the fields.
9 Those who went before him and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
11 Then Jesus entered into Jerusalem and went into the temple and looked around at everything. Now, the time being late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

28 When he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 It came about that when he came near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
30 saying, “Go into the next village. As you enter, you will find a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me.
31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord has need of it.'”
32 Those who were sent went and found the colt just as Jesus had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
35 They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their cloaks upon the colt and set Jesus on it.
36 As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.
37 As he was now approaching the place where the Mount of Olives descends, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
38 saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
40 Jesus answered and said, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

12 On the next day a great crowd came to the festival. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it was written,
15 “Do not fear, daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey.”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
17 Now the crowd testified that they had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him up from the dead.
18 It was also for this reason that the crowd went out to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “Look, you can do nothing; see, the world has gone after him.”