Mark 11:1–11 (ESV) — 1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage
and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the
village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt
tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord
has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’ ” 4 And they went away and found a colt
tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you
doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they
told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it,
and he sat on it. 8 And many spread
their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut
from the fields. 9 And those who
went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord! 10
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” 11 And he entered Jerusalem and went
into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already
late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
