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1 ) And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
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2 ) Saying unto them, Go into the village opposite to you, and immediately all of you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
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3 ) And if any man say ought unto you, all of you shall say, The Lord has need of them, and immediately he will send them.
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4 ) All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
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5 ) Tell all of you the daughter of Sion, Behold, your King comes unto you, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
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6 ) And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
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7 ) And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
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8 ) And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way, others cut down branches from the trees, and scattered them in the way.
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9 ) And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.
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10 ) And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
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11 ) And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
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12 ) And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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13 ) And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but all of you have made it a den of thieves.
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14 ) And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
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15 ) And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, they were sore displeased,
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16 ) And said unto him, Hear you what these say? And Jesus says unto them, Yea, have all of you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and infants you have perfected praise?
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17 ) And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there.