³⁰Saying: Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose him and bring him hither.

³¹And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? You shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.

³²And they that were sent went their way and found the colt standing, as he said unto them.

³³And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt?

³⁴But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.

³⁵And they brought him to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.

³⁶And as he went, they spread their clothes underneath in the way.

³⁷And when he was now coming near the descent of Mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen,

³⁸Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!

³⁹And some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

⁴²If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

⁴³For the days shall come upon thee: and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and straiten thee on every side,

⁴⁴And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee. And they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

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