Luke 19:28–44

The Triumphal Entry

²⁸And after He had said these things, He ^awas going on ahead, ^bgoing up to Jerusalem.

^29aAnd it happened that when He approached Bethphage and ^bBethany, near the mount called “of ^cOlives,” He sent two of the disciples,

³⁰saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

³¹“And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’”

³²So when those who were sent departed, they found it just as He had told them.

³³And as they were untying the colt, its ¹owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴And they said, “The Lord has need of it.”

³⁵And they brought it to Jesus, ^aand after they threw their garments on the colt, they put Jesus on it.

³⁶And as He was going, they were spreading their garments on the road.

³⁷Now as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of ^athe Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to ^bpraise God, rejoicing with a loud voice for all the ¹miracles which they had seen,

³⁸saying,

“^aBlessed is the ^bKing who comes in the name of the ¹Lord.

Peace in heaven and ^cglory in the highest!”

^39aAnd some of the Pharisees ¹in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

⁴⁰But Jesus answered and said, “I tell you, if these were silent, ^athe stones will cry out!”

Lament over Jerusalem

⁴¹And as He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He ^acried over it,

⁴²saying, “If you knew in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

⁴³“For the days will come upon you ¹when your enemies will ^athrow up a ²barricade against you, and ^bsurround you and hem you in on every side,

⁴⁴and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and ^athey will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not ¹recognize ^bthe time of your visitation.”