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12 On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they 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 they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he 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, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,
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Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 "Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting 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 His disciples didn't understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.
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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 multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying.
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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 For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.
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Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.
19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after 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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