Mark 11:1–10

The Triumphal Entry

Matt. 21:1–11; Luke 19:29–40

11Now ^awhen they drew near Jerusalem, to ¹Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; ²and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. ³And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”

⁴So they went their way, and found ²the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. ⁵But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”

⁶And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. ⁷Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. ^8bAnd many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:

“Hosanna!

^c‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’

¹⁰Blessed is the kingdom of our father David

That comes ³in the name of the Lord!

^dHosanna in the highest!”