Luke 19:28–19:40, King James Version
Italic words were supplied in the English translation for clarity.
Luke 19:28–19:40
Jesus Enters Jerusalem as a Peace-Acclaimed King
An unarmed king rides in, and the stones are ready to shout
Near Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, Jesus sends two disciples for a colt on which never man sat, with the word that the Lord hath need of him. They find it as he said. As he goes, they spread their clothes in the way. At the descent of the mount the whole multitude of the disciples praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they have seen: Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. Luke's cry is heavenly peace, not a street arsenal. The king arrives on a borrowed animal, not at the head of troops.
Some of the Pharisees from among the multitude tell him to rebuke his disciples. He answers that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. Their warning may be fear of Roman attention as much as hostility; Luke does not turn them into a stand-in for Israel. The scene invokes royal and Zechariah-shaped hope while remaining unarmed. Acclaim here is testimony to what they have already seen him do. Silencing it would not make the claim less true.
How this should shape us
Give public thanks for the good you have actually seen, even when a cautious voice wants the noise down so no one is embarrassed. Do not treat this ride as a warrant for religious street force, and do not hear every Pharisee in the scene as a cue to distrust Jewish neighbors.
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Luke 19:28–19:40, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 19:28–19:40
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STEP Bible Data official repository, TAGNT Matthew-Acts rows for Luke 19:28–19:40
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NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 19:28–19:40
Supports: Critical orientation to the unit's place in Luke-Acts, narrative structure, sources, social questions, Passion, or resurrection.
Yale Bible Study Gospel of Luke course, Lost and Found, Luke 15:1-19:27, and In Jerusalem, Luke 19:28-22:71, study guides as the unit requires; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
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Enter the Bible Luke course, Summary, Outline, Background, Introductory Issues, Theological Themes, Bible in the World, and linked passage index; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
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Bolt, “Luke,” commentary heading and paragraphs explicitly covering Luke 19:28–19:40
Supports: Literary relationship evidence and material alternatives among Luke, Mark, and Matthew without treating dependence as a historicity verdict.
Goodacre, The Synoptic Problem, chapters 1-5 on Synoptic data and Markan priority and chapters 6-10 on Q and Farrer alternatives; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
Supports: Abstract-supported control against simple anti-Jewish or replacement summaries; not a settlement of every scene.
Smith, JTS 72.2 (2021), official abstract and bibliographic range pp. 738-765; applied only to Jewish continuity and Gentile-inclusion framing in Luke 19:28–19:40
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Exact location: Luke 19:28–19:40, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
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Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 19:28–19:40
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STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
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Exact location: STEP Bible Data official repository, TAGNT Matthew-Acts rows for Luke 19:28–19:40
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NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
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Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 19:28–19:40
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The Gospel of Luke Course and Study Guides
Yale Divinity School faculty
Yale Bible Study, 2020; current online edition
Supports: Critical orientation to the unit's place in Luke-Acts, narrative structure, sources, social questions, Passion, or resurrection.
Exact location: Yale Bible Study Gospel of Luke course, Lost and Found, Luke 15:1-19:27, and In Jerusalem, Luke 19:28-22:71, study guides as the unit requires; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
Open source ↗modern scholarly book introduction
Luke: Summary, Outline, Background, Introductory Issues, Theological Themes, and Bible in the World
Matthew L. Skinner
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, 2024 revision; current course inspected 2026
Supports: Current reader-oriented synthesis of anonymity, date, Jewish setting, salvation, marginalized people, parables, wealth, and whole-book movement.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Luke course, Summary, Outline, Background, Introductory Issues, Theological Themes, Bible in the World, and linked passage index; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
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Luke
Peter G. Bolt
The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, 2023
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Exact location: Bolt, “Luke,” commentary heading and paragraphs explicitly covering Luke 19:28–19:40
Open source ↗modern scholarly open monograph
The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze
Mark Goodacre
T&T Clark; open access supplied by the author and Duke University, 2001; open release 2011
Supports: Literary relationship evidence and material alternatives among Luke, Mark, and Matthew without treating dependence as a historicity verdict.
Exact location: Goodacre, The Synoptic Problem, chapters 1-5 on Synoptic data and Markan priority and chapters 6-10 on Q and Farrer alternatives; applied to Luke 19:28–19:40
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The Jewishness of Luke-Acts: How Recent Scholarship Has Challenged the View that Luke-Acts Is Pro-Gentile and Anti-Jewish
Joshua Paul Smith
The Journal of Theological Studies 72.2, 2021
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Exact location: Smith, JTS 72.2 (2021), official abstract and bibliographic range pp. 738-765; applied only to Jewish continuity and Gentile-inclusion framing in Luke 19:28–19:40
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