1 When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead
2 and said to them,"Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you go into it, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever sat on.Untie it, and bring it along.
3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?,’ say, ‘The Lord needs it,’ and he will send it back here at once."
4 So they went and found the colt outside in the street tied up next to a doorway. While they were untying it,
5 some men standing there asked them, "What are you doing untying that colt?"
6 The disciples told them what Jesus had said, and the men let them go.
7 They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their coats upon it, and he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting, "Hosanna! How blessed is the one who comesin the name of the Lord!
10 How blessed is the coming kingdomof our forefather David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
11 Then Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple and looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out with the twelve to Bethany.