Old/New Testament

Jesus Goes Up To Jerusalem

²⁸ And having said these things, He was proceeding ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

He Enters Jerusalem Riding a Colt, To The Praise of The People. He Weeps Over The City

²⁹ And it came about when He drew-near to Bethphage and Bethany— near the mountain being called ‘of Olives’— that He sent-forth two of the disciples, ³⁰ saying, “Go to the village before you, in which while proceeding you will find a colt having been tied on which none^[a] of mankind ever sat. And having untied it, bring it. ³¹ And if someone asks you, ‘For what reason are you untying it?’, thus you shall say— that^[b] ‘The Lord has need of it’”. ³² And having gone, the ones having been sent-forth found it just as He said to them. ³³ And while they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴ And the ones said that “The Lord has need of it”. ³⁵ And they brought it to Jesus. And having cast their cloaks upon the colt, they put Jesus on it. ³⁶ And while He was proceeding, they were spreading their cloaks under Him in the road. ³⁷ And while He was drawing-near now^[c], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God, rejoicing with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw, ³⁸ saying, “Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest [heavens]!” ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”. ⁴⁰ And having responded, He said, “I say to you, if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!” ⁴¹ And when He drew-near, having seen the city, He wept over it, ⁴² saying that “If you, even you, had known on this day the things for peace! But now^[d] they were hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ Because days will come upon you— and your enemies will throw-up a palisade^[e] against you, and encircle you, and confine you from all sides. ⁴⁴ And they will dash^[f] you to the ground, and your children within you. And they will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation”.

Jesus Throws The Merchandisers Out of The Temple. The Priests Seek To Destroy Him

⁴⁵ And having entered into the temple, He began to throw-out the ones selling, ⁴⁶ saying to them, “It has been written [in Isa 56:7]: ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer’. But you made it a den of robbers^[g]”. ⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the leading ones of the people were seeking to destroy Him. ⁴⁸ And they were not finding what they might do, for all the people hung-on^[h] Him, listening.