Mark 11:1-10
The Triumphal Entry
1 When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples,(A)
2 saying to them, “Go into the (a)village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a [donkey’s] (b)colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; untie it and bring it here.
3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it’; and immediately he will send it here.”
4 So they went away [to the village] and found a colt tied outside at a gate in the street, and they untied it.
5 Some of the people who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They replied to them just as Jesus had directed, and they allowed them to go.
7 They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and He sat on it.
8 And many [of the people] spread their coats on the road [as an act of tribute and homage before a new king], and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches which they had cut from the fields [honoring Him as Messiah].(B)
9 Those who went in front and those who were following [Him] were shouting [in joy and praise],
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“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!
Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”
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“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!
Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”
Footnotes:
a.
Mark 11:2: Probably Bethphage.
b.
Mark 11:2: A colt that had not been used was considered holy by the Jews and was fit to carry a king.
c.
Mark 11:9: Or Save now.