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Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says:
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"Don't be afraid, people of Zion! Your king is coming. He is riding on a donkey's colt."
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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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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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Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.
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The Pharisees said to each other, "This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!"
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Some Greeks were among those who came to worship during the Passover festival.
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They went to Philip (who was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and told him, "Sir, we would like to meet Jesus."
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Philip told Andrew, and they told Jesus.
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Jesus replied to them, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn't produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain.