Luke 19:28–44

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

19:29–38pp—Mt 21:1–9; Mk 11:1–10 19:35–38pp—Jn 12:12–15

²⁸After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.^{n 29}As he approached Bethphage and Bethany^o at the hill called the Mount of Olives,^p he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ³⁰“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

³²Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.^{q 33}As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

³⁵They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. ³⁶As he went along, people spread their cloaks^r on the road.

³⁷When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,^s the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

³⁸“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”^bt

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”^u

³⁹Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”^v

⁴⁰“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”^w

⁴¹As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it^{x 42}and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. ⁴³The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.^{y 44}They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.^z They will not leave one stone on another,^a because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming^b to you.”