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12 On the next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
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The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.
13 So they took palm branches and went to meet him. They were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!"
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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says:
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Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 "Don't be afraid, people of Zion! Your king is coming. He is riding on a donkey's colt."
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“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”
16 At first Jesus' disciples didn't know what these prophecies meant. However, when Jesus was glorified, the disciples remembered that these prophecies had been written about him. The disciples remembered that they had taken part in fulfilling the prophecies.
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At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
17 The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and brought him back to life reported what they had seen.
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Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.
18 Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.
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Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.
19 The Pharisees said to each other, "This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!"
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So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
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