The Triumphal Entry (MRK 11:1-11)

[11:1] Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

[11:2] 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.

[11:3] If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’”

[11:4] And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.

[11:5] And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

[11:6] And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.

[11:7] And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

[11:8] And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.

[11:9] And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

[11:10] Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

[11:11] 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.