\nWhen they drew near to Jerusalem to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, \u201cGo into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone should say to you, \u2018Why are you doing this?\u2019 reply, \u2018The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.\u2019\u201d So they went off and found a colt tethered at a gate outside on the street, and they untied it. Some of the bystanders said to them, \u201cWhat are you doing, untying the colt?\u201d They answered them just as Jesus had told them to, and they permitted them to do it. So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: \u201cHosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!\u201d He entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with the Twelve.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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