When they were approaching
Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent
two of his disciples 2and said to them, “Go into
the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find
tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it.
3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’
just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here
immediately.’” 4They went away and found a colt
tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it,
5some of the bystanders said to them, “What are
you doing, untying the colt?” 6They told them what
Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7Then
they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat
on it. 8Many people spread their cloaks on the
road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.
9Then those who went ahead and those who followed
were shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the
Lord!
10Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11Then 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.
