John 12:12-19

The Triumphal Entry

12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. ¹

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” ^[a] “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” ^[b] “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

14 Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.” ^[c]

16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

17 Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.

18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

Cross References

• 1. (Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40)

Footnotes

• [a]. Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalms 118:25.
• [b]. Psalms 118:26
• [c]. Zechariah 9:9