Mark 11:1-11 ▼

1 When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead

2 and told them, |Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you go into it, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it, and bring it along.

3 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?,' say, 'The Lord needs it,' and he will send it back here at once.|

4 So they went and found the colt outside in the street tied up next to a doorway. While they were untying it,

5 some men standing there asked them, |What are you doing untying that colt?|

6 The disciples told them what Jesus had said, and the men let them go.

7 They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their coats on it, and he sat on it.

8 Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.

9 Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting, |Hosanna! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

10 How blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!|

11 Then Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the Temple and looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out with the Twelve to Bethany.