Matthew 21:8
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
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Referenced Verses
- John 12:13 : 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”
- 2 Kgs 9:13 : 13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s feet on the steps. The trumpet was blown and they shouted,“Jehu is king!”
- Lev 23:40 : 40 On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees– palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook– and you must rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
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- Mark 11:7-115 verses95%
7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9 Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
11 Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.
- Luke 19:34-385 verses85%
34 They replied,“The Lord needs it.”
35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.
37 As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:
38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Matt 21:9-113 verses84%
9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?”
11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Matt 21:1-77 verses83%
1 The Triumphal Entry Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
2 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
5 “Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
- John 12:12-165 verses82%
12 The Triumphal Entry The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”
16 (His disciples did not understand these things when they first happened, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him and that these things had happened to him.)
- Mark 11:1-55 verses76%
1 The Triumphal Entry Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples
2 and said to them,“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”
4 So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.
5 Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?”
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15 But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant
- Luke 19:28-303 verses73%
28 The Triumphal Entry After Jesus had said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,
30 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
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29 Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
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9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
- Mark 15:17-182 verses72%
17 They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
- Acts 21:35-362 verses71%
35 When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,
36 for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”
- Matt 27:28-292 verses70%
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,
29 and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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30 Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
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2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.
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15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.
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2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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20 When they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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8 Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
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15 So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
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17 Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,