Luke 19:29-38
29 When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,(A)
The Triumphal Entry
30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a [donkey’s] (a)colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anybody asks you, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ you will say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So those who were sent left and found the colt just as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They said, “The Lord needs it.”
35 They brought it to Jesus, and (b)they threw their robes over the colt and put Jesus on it.(B)
36 As He rode along, people were spreading their coats on the road [as an act of homage before a king].(C)
37 As soon as He was approaching [Jerusalem], near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the entire multitude of the disciples [all those who were or claimed to be His followers] began praising God [adoring Him enthusiastically and] joyfully with loud voices for all the miracles and works of power that they had seen,
38 shouting,
“Blessed (celebrated, praised) is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory (majesty, splendor) in the highest [heaven]!”(D)
Peace in heaven and glory (majesty, splendor) in the highest [heaven]!”(D)
Footnotes:
a.
Luke 19:30: A colt that had not been ridden was considered holy by the Jews and was fit to carry a king.
b.
Luke 19:35: A sign of homage and recognition of Jesus’ kingship.