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,
38. Crying, Blessed (celebrated with praises) is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven [freedom there from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin] and glory (majesty and splendor) in the highest [heaven]! [Ps. 118:26.]
39. And some of the Pharisees from the throng said to Jesus, Teacher, reprove Your disciples!
40. He replied, I tell you that if these keep silent, the very stones will cry out. [Hab. 2:11.]
41. And as He approached, He saw the city, and He wept [audibly] over it,
42. Exclaiming, Would that you had known personally, even at least in this your day, the things that make for peace (for freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin and upon which your peace–your security, safety, prosperity, and happiness–depends)! But now they are hidden from your eyes.