Luke 19:22-37

²²‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.

²³Why then didn't you deposit my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest?’

²⁴The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’

²⁵‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.

²⁶The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

²⁷And as for my enemies who didn't want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”

²⁸After he'd finished telling them this story, Jesus left for Jerusalem, walking on ahead.

²⁹As he approached Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, telling them:

³⁰“Go to the village farther on. As you enter it you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

³²So the two disciples went and found that everything was just as Jesus had said.

³³As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”

³⁵They brought the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over it, and sat Jesus on its back.

³⁶As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

³⁷As he approached Jerusalem, right where the road goes down from the Mount of Olives, the crowd of disciples all began shouting joyful praises to God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.