Luke 19:18-40

¹⁸'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

¹⁹and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

²⁰'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

²¹for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²²'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

²³and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?

²⁴'And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds —

²⁵(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) —

²⁶for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,

²⁷but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

³¹and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'

³²And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

³³and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

³⁴and they said, 'The Lord hath need of it;'

³⁵and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

³⁶And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

³⁷and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

³⁸saying, 'blessed is he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'

³⁹And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, 'Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;'

⁴⁰and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'