21 When they were getting close to Yerusalem and arrived at Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Yeshua sent two of his apprentices ahead, 2 telling them, “Go ahead to the next village and in front of you you’ll see a donkey tied up and her colt near her. Untie the donkey and bring them back here to me. 3 But if anyone says anything to you, just tell them that the master needs them, and they’ll let you take them.”

4 “All this is happening so that the message that was written by the prophet will come to pass:

5 [ref]‘Tell the daughter of Zion:

“Look, your king is coming,

gentle and riding a donkey,

and on a colt, a donkey’s offspring.” ’ ”

6 So the two apprentices left and did what Yeshua had instructed them. 7 They brought back the donkey and the colt, and they put their coats on them and he sat on them. 8 Then the huge crowd spread their coats on the road, while others cut branches off trees and spread them on the road. 9 [ref]The crowd that walked ahead of him and the crowd that followed along behind all yelled out, “David’s descendant, honoured saviour! Blessed one who comes in the name of the master! Honoured saviour in the highest!”

10 As they entered Yerusalem, everyone in the city was stunned, asking, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds responded, “It’s the prophet Yeshua—the prophet from Nazareth in the Galilee!”