Mark 11:1–11

The Triumphal Entry

^1aAnd as they ^*approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and ^bBethany, near ^cthe Mount of Olives, He ^*sent two of His disciples,

²and ^*said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

³“And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he ¹will send it back here.”

⁴And they went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they ^*untied it.

⁵And some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

⁶And they spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.

^7aAnd they ^*brought the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it; and He sat on it.

⁸And many spread their garments in the road, and others spread leafy branches, having cut them from the fields.

⁹And those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:

“Hosanna!

^aBlessed is He who comes in the name of the ¹Lord;

¹⁰Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David;

Hosanna ^ain the highest!”

^11aAnd Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, ^bHe left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.