The Triumphal Entry

Jesus goes up to Jerusalem, sends disciples to fetch a colt, and receives it exactly as he said. The crowd lays cloaks on the road and praises God for the miracles they have seen, while Pharisees object to the praise. Jesus answers that silence would not hold back the witness.

A²⁸fter Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples, ³⁰saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’” ³²So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them. ³³As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴“The Lord needs it,” they answered. ³⁵Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it. ³⁶As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road. ³⁷And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: ³⁸“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” ³⁹But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” ⁴⁰“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”