(28)And having thus spoken, he proceeded forward, going up to Jerusalem. (29)And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, (30)saying, Go into the opposite village; in which, as ye are at the entrance, ye will find a foal tied, on which no man hath ever yet sat: loose, and bring him. (31)And if any man ask you, Why ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, That the Lord hath need of him. (32)Then they who were sent, going, found it just as he had described to them. (33)And as they were untying the foal, the owners of it said to them, Why loose ye the foal? (34)And they said, The Lord hath need of him. (35)And they brought him to Jesus: and throwing their cloaks on the foal, they set Jesus thereon. (36)And as he went, they spread under him their garments on the road. (37)And when he was now approaching, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen; (38)saying, Blessed is the King, who cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. (39)And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said unto him, Master, reprove thy disciples. (40)And he replying said to them. I tell you that, should these be silent, the very stones would cry out. (41)And as he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it, (42)saying, Oh that thou hadst known, even in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. (43)For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies shall cast up a trench around thee, and encircle thee about, and straiten thee on every side, (44)and will dash thee on the ground, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation. (45)And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple; (46)saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer[16]: but ye have made it a den of robbers. (47)And he continued daily teaching in the temple. Then the chief priests and the scribes sought to destroy him, with the heads of the people, (48)but did not discover how they could do any thing: for all the people attentively hung on his lips. CHAP. XX.