²⁹ As he approached Bethphage and Bethany^(A) at the hill called the Mount of Olives,^(B) 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. ³¹ If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

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

³⁴ They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

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

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

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

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

⁴¹ As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it^{(J) 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.