This was to bring about what the prophet had said:
Rejoice greatly, people of Jerusalem! Shout for joy, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming to you. He does what is right, and he saves. He is gentle and riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey.
All this happened to bring about what the Lord had said through the prophet:
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, say that the Master needs them, and he will send them at once.”
But all these things have happened so that it will come about as the prophets wrote.” Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat on it.
So they brought it to Jesus, threw their coats on the colt’s back, and put Jesus on it.
The next day a great crowd who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast heard that Jesus was coming there.
“Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming, sitting on the colt of a donkey.”
