19:28 After Jesus 41 had said this, he continued on ahead, 42 going up to Jerusalem. 43 19:29 Now 44 when he approached Bethphage 45 and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, 46 he sent two of the disciples, 19:30 telling them, 47 “Go to the village ahead of you. 48 When 49 you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. 50 Untie it and bring it here. 19:31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs 51 it.’” 19:32 So those who were sent ahead found 52 it exactly 53 as he had told them. 19:33 As 54 they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, 55 “Why are you untying that colt?” 19:34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 19:35 Then 56 they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks 57 on the colt, 58 and had Jesus get on 59 it. 19:36 As 60 he rode along, they 61 spread their cloaks on the road. 19:37 As he approached the road leading down from 62 the Mount of Olives, 63 the whole crowd of his 64 disciples began to rejoice 65 and praise 66 God with a loud voice for all the mighty works 67 they had seen: 68 19:38 “Blessed is the king 69 who comes in the name of the Lord! 70 Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 19:39 But 71 some of the Pharisees 72 in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 73 19:40 He answered, 74 “I tell you, if they 75 keep silent, the very stones 76 will cry out!”
19:41 Now 77 when Jesus 78 approached 79 and saw the city, he wept over it, 19:42 saying, “If you had only known on this day, 80 even you, the things that make for peace! 81 But now they are hidden 82 from your eyes. 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build 83 an embankment 84 against you and surround you and close in on you from every side. 19:44 They will demolish you 85 – you and your children within your walls 86 – and they will not leave within you one stone 87 on top of another, 88 because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” 89
19:45 Then 90 Jesus 91 entered the temple courts 92 and began to drive out those who were selling things there, 93 19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ 94 but you have turned it into a den 95 of robbers!” 96
19:47 Jesus 97 was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law 98 and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate 99 him, 19:48 but 100 they could not find a way to do it, 101 for all the people hung on his words. 102