Triumphal Entry

²⁸ After Jesus said these things, He ^(A)was going on ahead, ^(B)going up to Jerusalem.

^29 (C)When He approached Bethphage and ^(D)Bethany, near the ^[a]mountain that is called ^(E)Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, ³⁰ saying, “Go into the village ^[b]ahead of you; there, 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: ‘^[c]The Lord has need of it.’” ³² So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. ³³ And as they were untying the colt, its ^[d]owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴ They said, “^[e]The Lord has need of it.” ³⁵ And they brought it to Jesus, ^(F)and they threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. ³⁶ Now as He was going, they were spreading their cloaks on the road. ³⁷ And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of ^(G)the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to ^(H)praise God ^[f]joyfully with a loud voice for all the ^[g]miracles which they had seen, ^38 [h]shouting:

^39 (L)And yet some of the Pharisees ^[i]in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” ⁴⁰ Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these stop speaking, ^(M)the stones will cry out!”

⁴¹ When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and ^(N)wept over it, ⁴² saying, “If you had known on this day, even you, the conditions for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ For the days will come upon you ^[j]when your enemies will ^(O)put up a ^[k]barricade against you, and ^(P)surround you and hem you in on every side, ⁴⁴ and they will level you to the ground, and throw down your children within you, and ^(Q)they will not leave in you one stone upon ^[l]another, because you did not recognize ^(R)the time of your visitation.”