Third Reading for Palm Sunday - Matthew 21:8-11

Matthew 21:8-11 New Living Translation (NLT)

8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,

“Praise God[a] for the Son of David!
    Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
    Praise God in highest heaven!”[b]

10 The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked.

11 And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Footnotes:

1. 21:9a Greek Hosanna, an exclamation of praise that literally means “save now”; also in 21:9b, 15.
2. 21:9b Pss 118:25-26; 148:1.