Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

11:1–10pp—Mt 21:1–9; Lk 19:29–38
11:7–10pp—Jn 12:12–15

11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethanye at the Mount of Olives,f Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.g Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’ ”

4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.h As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna!a”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”b i

10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”j