Matthew 21:1-11, 15-17 (Matins Gospel)
- 1
- Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
- 2
- saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
- 3
- And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.
- 4
- All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
- 5
- Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
- 6
- So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
- 7
- They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
- 8
- And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- 9
- Then the multitudes who went before and those who 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!”
- 10
- And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
- 11
- So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
- 15
- But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant
- 16
- and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise’?”
- 17
- Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.