AD 33 · Life of Christ

The triumphal entry

Jesus entered Jerusalem on a colt as crowds cried Hosanna, as Zechariah had written: Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:5). Passion week, AD 33.

📖 Matthew 21:1–3

1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. 3If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

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