Luke 19:28-44

The Triumphal Entry

28 And when he had said these things, ¹he went on ahead, ²going up to Jerusalem.

29 ³When he drew near to Bethphage and ⁴Bethany, at ⁵the mount that is called Olivet, he sent ⁶two of the disciples,

30 saying, "Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, ⁷on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.

31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"

32 So those who were sent went away and found it ⁸just as he had told them.

33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

34 And they said, "The Lord has need of it."

35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.

36 And as he rode along, they ⁹spread their cloaks on the road.

37 As he was drawing near--already on the way down the Mount of Olives--¹⁰the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice ¹¹for all the mighty works that they had seen,

38 saying, ¹²"Blessed is ¹³the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and ¹⁴glory in the highest!"

39 ¹⁵And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."

40 He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, ¹⁶the very stones would cry out."

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 ¹⁷And when he drew near and saw the city, ¹⁸he wept over it,

42 saying, ¹⁹"Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now ²⁰they are hidden from your eyes.

43 For ²¹the days will come upon you, when your enemies ²²will set up a barricade around you and ²³surround you and hem you in on every side

44 ²⁴and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And ²⁵they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know ²⁶the time of your ²⁷visitation."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 10:32
• 2. See Luke 9:51; Luke 10:30
• 3. For ver. 29-38, see Matthew 21:1-9; Mark 11:1-10; John 12:12-15; [Zechariah 9:9]
• 4. Luke 24:50; Matthew 21:17; John 11:18
• 5. Zechariah 14:4; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:30; [John 8:1]; [Acts 1:12]
• 6. [Mark 14:13]
• 7. [Luke 23:53]
• 8. Luke 22:13
• 9. 2 Kings 9:13
• 10. [Luke 18:43]
• 11. [John 12:17, 18]
• 12. Luke 13:35; Cited from Psalms 118:26
• 13. See Matthew 25:34; John 1:49
• 14. Luke 2:14; [Psalms 148:1]
• 15. [Matthew 21:15, 16]
• 16. Habakkuk 2:11
• 17. For ver. 41-44, [Luke 13:34, 35; Luke 23:28-31]
• 18. [John 11:35; Hebrews 5:7]
• 19. [Deuteronomy 32:29]
• 20. [John 12:40]
• 21. See Luke 17:22
• 22. Isaiah 29:3; Isaiah 37:33; Jeremiah 6:6; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 26:8
• 23. Luke 21:20
• 24. [Psalms 137:9; Hosea 13:16; Nahum 3:10]
• 25. Luke 21:6
• 26. [Daniel 9:24]
• 27. 1 Peter 2:12