Matthew 21:1-7

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.

This begins the final six days before Christ’s crucifixion.

This account also appears in Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:29-38; John 12:12-19.

Bethphage - a village near Bethany, a mile east of Jerusalem, on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives. The name means “house of unripe figs.”

two disciples - Mark’s details may indicate that Peter was one (because Mark’s account came from Peter), so the other one may have been John.

“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” - This quote in verse 5 is from Isaiah 62:11 and Zechariah 9:9, from the Septuagint.

on a donkey - probably on the colt as it says in the other gospels. Kings come riding horses (Rev 6:2; 19:11)