New Testament in a Year
The King Enters Jerusalem(A)
28 After Jesus[a] had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead. 30 “Go into the village ahead of you,” he said. “As you enter, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden.[b] Untie it and bring it along. 31 If anyone asks you why you are untying it, say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So those who were sent went off and found it as Jesus[c] had told them. 33 While they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 The disciples[d] answered, “The Lord needs it.” 35 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat upon it.
36 As he was riding along, people[e] kept spreading their coats on the road. 37 He was now approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice because of all the miracles they had seen. 38 They said,
“How blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the Lord![f]
Peace in heaven,
and glory in the highest heaven!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd told Jesus,[g] “Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet.”
40 He replied, “I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!”
41 When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it: 42 “If you[h] had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight, 43 because the days will come[i] when your enemies will build walls around you, surround you, and close you in on every side. 44 They will level you to the ground—you and those who live[j] within your city limits.[k] They will not leave one stone on another within your walls,[l] because you didn’t recognize the time when you were visited.”[m]
Confrontation in the Temple over Money(B)
45 Then Jesus[n] went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were selling things. 46 He told them, “It is written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer,’[o] but you have turned it into a hideout[p] for bandits!”
47 Then he began teaching in the Temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him, 48 but they couldn’t find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.
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