John 12:9-19

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[a] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ¹whom he had raised from the dead.

10 ²So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

11 because ³on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 The next day ⁴the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13 So they took branches of ⁵palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ⁶“Hosanna! Blessed is ⁷he who comes in the name of the Lord, even ⁸the King of Israel! ”

14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

15 ⁹“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt! ”

16 ¹⁰His disciples did not understand these things at first, but ¹¹when Jesus was glorified, then ¹²they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.

17 ¹³The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.

18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him ¹⁴was that they heard he had done this sign.

19 So the Pharisees said to one another, ¹⁵“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ¹⁶the world has gone after him. ”