Luke 19:33-48 ▼

33 And, as they were loosing the colt, his owners said to them, "Why loose ye the colt?"

34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him."

35 And they led him to Jesus; and, having thrown their garments upon the colt, they sat Jesus thereon.

36 And, as He was going forward, they were spreading their garments in the way.

37 And, as He was already drawing nigh to the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples, rejoicing, began to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they saw;

38 saying, "Blessed is the King Who is coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!"

39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Thy disciples!"

40 And, answering, He said, "I tell you that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!"

41 And, when He came near, seeing the city, He wept over it,

42 saying, "If you knew, in this your day—even you—the things pertaining to peace! but just now were they hid from your eyes!

43 Because the days will come upon you, when your enemies will cast a rampart about you, and compass you round, and hem you in on all sides;

44 and they will dash you to the ground, and your children within you; and shall not leave in you a stone upon a stone; because you knew not the season of your visitation."

45 And, having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold;

46 saying to them, "It has been written, 'And My house shall be a house of prayer;' but ye made it a den of robbers."

47 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the high priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people were seeking to destroy Him;

48 and they were not finding anything they could do; for the people were all hanging upon Him, listening.