Mark 11:1–11

The Triumphal Entry

11And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples ²and said to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away as you^* enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.^{* 3}And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say^a ‘The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.’ ” ⁴And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. ⁵And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” ⁶So they told them, just as Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it.^{b 7}And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it. ⁸And many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread^* leafy branches they^* had cut from the fields. ⁹And those who went ahead and those who were following were shouting,

“Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!^c

¹⁰Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!

Hosanna in the highest heaven!”^*

¹¹And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and after^* looking around at everything, because^* the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.