On the morrow when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith
unto them, "Go your way into the village that is over against you: and
straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man
ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. And if any one say unto you, 'Why
do ye this?' say ye, 'The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will
send him back hither.'"
Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken
through the prophet, saying,
"Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass."
And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the
open street: and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there
said unto them, "What do ye, loosing the colt?" And they said unto them
even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. And they bring the colt
unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
And the most part of the multitude spread their garments upon the way;
and others branches, which they had cut from the fields. And as he was
drawing nigh, even at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole
multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works which they had seen. And they that went
before, and they that followed, cried, "Hosanna to the Son of David;
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Blessed is the kingdom
that cometh, the kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest."
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus
was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of
him, and that they had done these things unto him.
The multitude, therefore, that was with him when he called Lazarus out
of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness. For this
cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he
had done this sign.
And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, "Teacher,
rebuke thy disciples."
And he answered and said, "I tell you that, if these shall hold their
peace, the stones will cry out."
And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If thou
hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but
now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, when
thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and
keep thee in on every side, and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy
children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon
another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying,
"Who is this?"
And the multitude said, "This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of
Galilee."
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Behold, how ye prevail
nothing; lo, the world is gone after him."
And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked
round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto
Bethany with the twelve.