31. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”
32. Those who were sent went and found it 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 has need of it.”
35. They brought it to Jesus. And they threw their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36. As He went, they spread their clothes in the street.
37. When He was coming near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with loud voices for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38. saying: ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’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 answered them, “I tell you, if these should be silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
41. When He came near, He beheld the city and wept over it,
42. saying, “If you, even you, had known even today what things would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43. For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you, and press you in on every side.
44. They will dash you, and your children within you, to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another within you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
45. Then He entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and bought in it,
46. saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it ‘a den of thieves.’”