1. When they came near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead of him.
2. He said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there. No one has ever sat on it. Untie it, and bring it.
3. If anyone asks you what you are doing, say that the Lord needs it. That person will send it here at once.”
4. The disciples found the young donkey in the street. It was tied to the door of a house. As they were untying it,
5. some men standing there asked them, “Why are you untying that donkey?”
6. The disciples answered them as Jesus had told them. So the men let them go.
7. They brought the donkey to Jesus, put their coats on it, and he sat on it.