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he day after the dinner in Bethany, Jesus and his disciples walked to Jerusalem. He sent two disciples to a village nearby.
“You will find a donkey there,” he said. “Bring it back to me. If someone asks about it, tell them the Lord needs the donkey.” The disciples found the donkey and took it to Jesus. They put their coats on the donkey’s back, and Jesus rode into the city on the donkey’s back. A large crowd that had come to Jerusalem for the Feast of Unleavened Bread heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. The people were excited because they thought he was going to free them from the Romans. They took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They laid the branches on the road and praised God. The crowd shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”
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