Luke 19:28-44

New American Standard Bible

Triumphal Entry

²⁸After 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, ³⁰saying, “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. ³¹And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘^[c]The Lord has need of it.’” ³²So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. ³³And as they were untying the colt, its ^[d]owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴They said, “^[e]The Lord has need of it.” ³⁵And they brought it to Jesus, ^(F)and they threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. ³⁶Now as He was going, they were spreading their cloaks on the road. ³⁷And 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:

“^(I)Blessed is the ^(J)King, the One who comes in the name of the Lord;
Peace in heaven and ^(K)glory in the highest!”

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

⁴¹When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and ^(N)wept over it, ⁴²saying, “If you had known on this day, even you, the conditions for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. ⁴³For 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, ⁴⁴and 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.”