Mark 11:1–11

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

11When^aj they approached Jerusalem,^ak at Bethphage and Bethany^al near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples ²and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. ³If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”

⁴So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it, ⁵and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” ⁶They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.

⁷They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it. ⁸Many people spread their clothes on the road,^am and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.^{A 9}Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted:

Hosanna!

Blessed is he who comes

in the name^an of the Lord!^Bap

¹⁰Blessed is the coming kingdom^aq

of our father David!^ar

Hosanna^as in the highest heaven!

¹¹He went into Jerusalem^at and into the temple.^au After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany^av with the Twelve.