1. Jesus and his followers were coming closer to Jerusalem. They came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of his followers to do something.
2. He said to them, “Go to the town you can see there. When you enter it, you will find a young donkey that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here to me.
3. If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkey, tell them, ‘The Master needs it. He will send it back soon.’”
4. The followers went into the town. They found a young donkey tied in the street near the door of a house, and they untied it.
5. Some people were standing there and saw this. They asked, “What are you doing? Why are you untying that donkey?”
6. The followers answered the way Jesus told them, and the people let them take the donkey.