Luke 19:29-46

Luke 19

²⁹ As he came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples ahead, ³⁰ saying, “Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹ And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you will say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’”

³² Those who were sent ahead went and found things just as he had told them. ³³ As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴ They said, “The Lord needs it.”

³⁵ Then they brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their robes on the colt and set Jesus on it. ³⁶ As he went along, people spread their robes on the road. ³⁷ As he was approaching the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, for all the miracles they had seen, ³⁸ saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! ^[1] Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

³⁹ Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

⁴⁰ He replied, “I tell you, if these people would be silent, the stones would cry out.”

⁴¹ As he came near, he saw the city and wept over it. ⁴² He said, “If you, yes you, had only known on this day ^[2] the things that would bring peace to you. But now, it is hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ In fact, the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. ⁴⁴ Within your walls, they will dash you and your children to the ground. And within your walls, they will not leave one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time when God came to help you.” ^[3]

Jesus Cleanses His Father’s House

⁴⁵ Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling ^[4] things there. ⁴⁶ He told them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ ^[5] but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!” ^[6]