Jesus goes into Jerusalem
1 Jesus and his 12 disciples were coming near to Jerusalem. They came to the village called Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus sent two of his disciples to go further. 2 He said to them, ‘Go into the village that is in front of you. When you arrive there, you will immediately see a donkey tied there with her young donkey. Undo the ropes and bring both the donkeys here to me. 3 Someone may ask you, “What are you doing?” Then say, “The Master needs them. He will send them back to you soon.” ’
21:1The Mount of Olives is on the east side of Jerusalem. Many olive trees grow on it.
4 A prophet had spoken a message from God about this long ago. Now it became true.
5 ‘Say to the people in Jerusalem,
“Look, your king is coming to you.
He is humble and he is riding on a donkey.
Yes, he is riding on a young donkey.” ’
6 So the two disciples went to the village. They did everything that Jesus had told them to do. 7 They brought the donkey and the young donkey to Jesus. They put their coats on the backs of the donkeys. Then Jesus sat on one of them.
