7. The disciples led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back, and Jesus got on.
8. Many people spread clothes on the road, while others went to cut branches from the fields.
9. In front of Jesus and behind him, people went along shouting,“Hooray!God bless the one who comesin the name of the Lord!
10. God bless the coming kingdomof our ancestor David.Hooray for Godin heaven above!”
11. After Jesus had gone to Jerusalem, he went into the temple and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went back to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
12. When Jesus and his disciples left Bethany the next morning, he was hungry.
13. From a distance Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went to see if there were any figs on the tree. But there were not any, because it wasn't the season for figs.