{"id":3928,"date":"2008-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/11\/gospel-reading-for-sunday-nove-7.html"},"modified":"2008-11-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-23T00:00:00","slug":"gospel-reading-for-sunday-nove-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/11\/gospel-reading-for-sunday-nove-7.html","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Reading for Sunday, November 23, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 21:1-13<br \/>\n1 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, &#8220;Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, just say this, &#8216;The Lord needs them.&#8217; And he will send them immediately.&#8221; 4 This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n5 &#8220;Tell the daughter of Zion,<br \/>\nLook, your king is coming to you,<br \/>\nhumble, and mounted on a donkey,<br \/>\nand on a colt, the foal of a donkey.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; 7 they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;Hosanna to the Son of David!<br \/>\nBlessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!<br \/>\nHosanna in the highest heaven!&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, &#8220;Who is this?&#8221; 11 The crowds were saying, &#8220;This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.&#8221;<br \/>\n12 Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 He said to them, &#8220;It is written, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8216;My house shall be called a house of prayer&#8217;;<br \/>\nbut you are making it a den of robbers.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><font>From the <a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.nrsv.net'>New Revised Standard Version<\/a>. 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