Luke 19:36-48 ▼

36 And as He is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

37 and as He is coming near now, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

38 saying, “Blessed [is] the King coming in the Name of the LORD; peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!”

39 And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”;

40 and He answering said to them, “I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!”

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

42 saying, “If you knew, even you, at least in this your day, the things for your peace; but now they were hid from your eyes.

43 Because days will come on you, and your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and surround you around, and press you on every side,

44 and lay you low, and your children within you, and they will not leave in you a stone on a stone, because you did not know the time of your inspection.”

45 And having entered into the temple, He began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

46 saying to them, “It has been written, My house is a house of prayer—but you made it a den of robbers.”

47 And He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy Him—also the chiefs of the people—

48 and they were not finding what they will do, for all the people were hanging on Him, hearing Him.