John 12:11-21

11 because ¹on account of him ²many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

12 On the next day ³the large crowd who had come to ⁴the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, "⁵Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the ⁶King of Israel."

14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,

15 "⁷FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."

16 ⁸These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus ⁹was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.

17 So ¹⁰the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

18 ¹¹For this reason also the people went and met Him, ¹²because they heard that He had performed this sign.

19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him."

Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now there were some ¹³Greeks among those who were going up to worship at ¹⁴the feast;

21 these then came to ¹⁵Philip, who was from ¹⁶Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

Cross References

• 1. John 11:45; John 12:18
• 2. John 7:31; John 11:42
• 3. John 12:12-15: {Matthew 21:4-9; Mark 11:7-10; Luke 19:35-38}
• 4. John 12:1
• 5. Psalms 118:26
• 6. John 1:49
• 7. Zechariah 9:9
• 8. Mark 9:32; John 2:22; John 14:26
• 9. John 7:39; John 12:23
• 10. John 11:42
• 11. Luke 19:37; John 12:12
• 12. John 12:11
• 13. John 7:35
• 14. John 12:1
• 15. John 1:44
• 16. Matthew 11:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "crowd"
• [b]. Lit "crowd"
• [c]. Or "attesting miracle"