Old/New Testament

²⁸ And when Jesus had thus spoken, he went on ahead, ascending up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ And it so was, when he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰ saying, Go into the town which is in front of you, in which, as soon as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat. Untie him and bring him here. ³¹ And if anyone asks you why you are untying him, thus say to him: The Lord has need of him.

³² Those who were sent went their way and found it just as he had said to them. ³³ And as they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt? ³⁴ And they said, Because the Lord has need of him.

³⁵ And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their cloaks on the colt and set Jesus thereon. ³⁶ And as he went, people spread their cloaks in the way. ³⁷ And when he came now to where he was to descend from the Mount of Olives, the whole number of the disciples began to rejoice, and to laud God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen, ³⁸ saying, Blessed be the king that comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees in the company said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. ⁴⁰ He answered and said to them, I tell you, if these held their peace, the stones would cry out.

⁴¹ And when he came near, he beheld the city and wept on it, ⁴² saying, If only you had known those things that belong to your peace, at this your very time! But now they are hid from your eyes. ⁴³ For the days will come upon you that your enemies will cast up a siege-mound about you, and compass you around, and hem you in on every side, ⁴⁴ and lay you level with the ground, with your children who are in you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not acknowledge the time of your visitation.

⁴⁵ And he went into the temple and began to cast out those who sold therein, and those who bought, ⁴⁶ saying to them, It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.

⁴⁷ And he taught daily in the temple. The high priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people went about to destroy him, but could not find what to do, ⁴⁸ because all the people stayed close by him, and listened attentively to him.