Luke 19:21-44

21for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’ 22He said to him, ‘1From your own lips I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am a demanding man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow? 23And so why did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came back, I would have collected it with interest?’ 24And then he said to the other slaves who were present, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25And they said to him, ‘Master, he already has ten minas.’ 26‘2I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 27But as for 3these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and 4slaughter them in my presence.’”

28After Jesus said these things, He 5was going on ahead, 6going up to Jerusalem.

297When He approached Bethphage and 8Bethany, near the 9mountain that is called 10Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village 11ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. 31And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘12The Lord has need of it.’” 32So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. 33And as they were untying the colt, its 13owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34They said, “14The Lord has need of it.” 35And they brought it to Jesus, 15and they threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36Now as He was going, they were spreading their cloaks on the road. 37And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of 16the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to 17praise God 18joyfully with a loud voice for all the 19miracles which they had seen, 3820shouting: “21Blessed is the 22King, the One who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and 23glory in the highest!” 3924And yet some of the Pharisees 25in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” 40Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these stop speaking, 26the stones will cry out!”

41When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and 27wept over it, 42saying, “If you had known on this day, even you, the conditions for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. 43For the days will come upon you 28when your enemies will 29put up a 30barricade against you, and 31surround you and hem you in on every side, 44and they will level you to the ground, and throw down your children within you, and 32they will not leave in you one stone upon 33another, because you did not recognize 34the time of your visitation.”