¹When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples, ²telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me. ³If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.” ⁴This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: ⁵Tell Daughter Zion, “See, your King is coming to you, gentle, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” ⁶The disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their clothes on them, and he sat on them. ⁸A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. ⁹Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! ¹⁰When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, saying, “Who is this?  ¹¹The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.  ¹²Jesus went into the temple and threw out all those buying and selling.  He overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.                

⁹For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

⁹ Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!  Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!  Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.