5. some of the bystanders asked them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6. They answered just as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.
7. They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on.
8. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the fields and spread them on the road.
9. The people who were in front and those who followed behind began to shout, “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord!
10. God bless the coming kingdom of King David, our father! Praise God!”
11. Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the Temple, and looked round at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
12. The next day, as they were coming back from Bethany, Jesus was hungry.