palm sunday

¹³took branches of palm trees, and they went ahead to meet him. And they were crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!”

¹²Then, on the next day, the great crowd that had come to the feast day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³took branches of palm trees, and they went ahead to meet him. And they were crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!” ¹⁴And Jesus found a small donkey, and he sat upon it, just as it is written: ¹⁵“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your king arrives, sitting on the colt of a donkey.” ¹⁶At first, his disciples did not realize these things. But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that these things happened to him. ¹⁷And so the crowd that had been with him, when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead, offered testimony.

⁹Rejoice well, daughter of Zion, shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your King will come to you: the Just One, the Savior. He is poor and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt, the son of a donkey.

¹And when they had drawn near to Jerusalem, and had arrived at Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, ²saying to them: “Go into the town that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Release them, and lead them to me. ³And if anyone will have said anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And he will promptly dismiss them.” ⁴Now all this was done in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying, ⁵“Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke.” ⁶Then the disciples, going out, did just as Jesus instructed them.

¹And as they were approaching Jerusalem and Bethania, toward the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ²and he said to them: “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately upon entering there, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat. Release him and bring him. ³And if anyone will say to you: ‘What are you doing?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And he will immediately send him here.” ⁴And going out, they found the colt tied before the outer gate, at the meeting of two ways. And they untied him. ⁵And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing by releasing the colt?” ⁶And they spoke to them just as Jesus had instructed them. And they permitted them.

²⁸And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem. ²⁹And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here. ³¹And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ” ³²And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them. ³³Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

²⁵O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity. ²⁶Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

⁹Now a great multitude of the Jews knew that he was in that place, and so they came, not so much because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰And the leaders of the priests planned to put Lazarus to death also. ¹¹For many of the Jews, because of him, were going away and were believing in Jesus. ¹²Then, on the next day, the great crowd that had come to the feast day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³took branches of palm trees, and they went ahead to meet him. And they were crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!” ¹⁴And Jesus found a small donkey, and he sat upon it, just as it is written:

⁵“Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke.”

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.

¹⁶Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.

⁸Then a very numerous crowd spread their garments on the way. But others cut branches from the trees and scattered them on the way. ⁹And the crowds that preceded him, and those that followed, cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!” ¹⁰And when he had entered into Jerusalem, the entire city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹But the people were saying, “This is Jesus, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”