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1 They were near Jerusalem at Bethphage. Jesus sent two disciples to the Mount of Olives.
2 He told them, »Go to the nearby town and look for a donkey with a cord around her neck. There will be a young one with her. Turn them loose and bring them to me.
3 »Tell anyone who asks, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and right away he will allow them to go.«
4 This took place so that the words of the prophet might come true:
5 »Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, humble, and seated on a donkey, a colt, the offspring of a beast of burden.’«
6 So the disciples did as Jesus commanded.
7 They got the donkey and the young one, and laid their clothing on them. And he sat on the clothing.
8 Most of the people spread their garments on the road. Others took branches from the trees and put them on the road.
9 Those going ahead of him and following him shouted praise: »Glory to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah! Glory in the highest!« (Psalms 118:26)
10 When he came to Jerusalem, the people were excited. They asked: »Who is this?«
11 Other people said: »This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.«
12 Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were trading there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those trading in doves.
13 He told them: »It is written, ‘My house is to be named a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a hiding place of thieves.«
14 The blind and the crippled came to him in the Temple, and he made them well.
15 The chief priests and the scribes saw the powerful works he did. They heard the children crying out in the Temple: »Glory to the son of David.« This made them very angry.
16 »Have you any idea what these people are saying?« Jesus answered: »Yes. It is written, ‘From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete.’«
17 He left them and went out of the town to Bethany where he stayed for the night.