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40 He replied, “If they keep quiet, the stones along the road will burst into cheers!”

41 But as they came closer to Jerusalem and he saw the city ahead, he began to cry. 42 “Eternal peace was within your reach and you turned it down,” he wept, “and now it is too late.

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40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(A)

41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(B) 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

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