This morning, scripture text is found in Matthew, chapter 21,

verses 1 to 17.

When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethford at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus

sent two disciples saying to them,

Go into the village opposite you and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a cult with her.

Untie them and bring them to me.

If anyone says anything to you, you will say.

The Lord has need of them, and immediately he will send them.

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the Prophet.

Say to your daughter of Zion, behold your king is coming to you.

Gentle and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the full of a beast of burden. The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them and brought

the donkey and the colt and laid their coats on them and he sat on the coats. Most of the crowd

spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.

The crowds going ahead of him and those who followed were shouting,

Hosanna to the son of David.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

When he had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred saying,

who is this? And the crowds were saying, who is this?

And the crowds were saying,

this is the Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.

And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple

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