22. He said to the servant, I will judge and condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked slave! You knew [did you] that I was a stern (hard, severe) man, picking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?
23. Then why did you not put my money in a bank, so that on my return, I might have collected it with interest?
24. And he said to the bystanders, Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.
25. And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas [already]!
26. And [said Jesus,] I tell you that to everyone who gets and has will more be given, but from the man who does not get and does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
27. [The indignant king ended by saying] But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them–bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!
28. And after saying these things, Jesus went on ahead of them, going up to Jerusalem.
29. When He came near Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called [the Mount of] Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
30. Telling [them], Go into the village yonder; there, as you go in, you will find a donkey's colt tied, on which no man has ever yet sat. Loose it and bring [it here].
31. If anybody asks you, Why are you untying [it]? you shall say this: Because the Lord has need of it.
32. So those who were sent went away and found it [just] as He had told them.
33. And as they were loosening the colt, its owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt?
34. And they said, The Lord has need of it.
35. And they brought it to Jesus; then they threw their garments over the colt and set Jesus upon it. [Zech. 9:9.]
36. And as He rode along, the people kept spreading their garments on the road. [II Kings 9:13.]
37. As He was approaching [the city], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God [extolling Him exultantly and] loudly for all the mighty miracles and works of power that they had witnessed,