TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE OF JESUS INTO JERUSALEM.
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and
went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed _is_ the King of
Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come nigh to Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount called _the mount_ of Olives, then sent Jesus
two disciples, saying unto them,
Go into the village over against you, and straightway, as soon
as ye enter into it, ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt
with her, whereon yet never man sat; loose _them_, and bring
_them_ unto me. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this?
say ye that the Lord hath need of them; and straightway he
will send them hither.
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the
prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh
unto thee, meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
And the disciples that were sent went their way, and found even as he
had said unto them, the colt tied by the door without in a place where
two ways met; and they loose him. And as they were loosing the colt, the
owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The
Lord hath need of him; even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them
go.
And they brought the ass and the colt to Jesus: and they cast their
garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon; as it is written,
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's
colt. 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.
And as he went, a very great multitude spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed _them_ in the way.
And when he was come nigh, even now 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 that they had seen;
saying, Blessed _be_ the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace
in heaven, and glory in the highest.
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his
grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the
people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them,
I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones
would immediately cry out.
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed _is_ he that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. Blessed _be_ the kingdom of our father
David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying,
If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things _which belong_ unto thy peace! but now they are hid
from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine
enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee
round, and keep thee in on every side. And shall lay thee even
with 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 moved, saying, Who
is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth
of Galilee. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem and into the temple.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed
them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things
that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna
to the son of David; they were sore displeased, and said unto him,
Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them,
Yea; have ye never read; Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
And when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide
was come, he went out.