Matthew 21:1-17 When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Hill of Olives, then Jesus despatched two disciples,

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Hill of Olives, then Jesus despatched two disciples, ² saying to them, "Go to the village in front of you and you will at once find an ass tethered with a colt alongside of her; untether them and bring them to me. ³ If anyone says anything to you, you will say that the Lord needs them; then he will at once let them go." ⁴ This took place for the fulfilment of what had been spoken by the prophet, ⁵ Tell the daughter of Sion, 'Here is your king coming to you, He is gentle and mounted on an ass, And on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.' ⁶ So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them; ⁷ they brought the ass and the colt and put their clothes on them. Jesus seated himself on them, ⁸ and the greater part of the crowd spread their clothes on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. ⁹ And the crowds who went in front of him and who followed behind shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name! Hosanna in high heaven!" ¹⁰ When he entered Jerusalem the whole city was in excitement over him. "Who is this?" they said, ¹¹ and the crowds replied, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazaret in Galilee!" ¹² Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves, ¹³ and told them, "It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers." ¹⁴ Blind and lame people came up to him in the temple and he healed them. ¹⁵ But when the high priests and scribes saw his wonderful deeds and saw the children who shouted in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant; ¹⁶ they said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" "Yes," said Jesus, "have you never read Thou hast brought praise to perfection from the mouth of babes and sucklings?" ¹⁷ Then he left them and went outside the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.