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12 The next day the large crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way 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 branches from palm trees and went out to meet him. They shouted, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Psalm 118:25,26) "Blessed is 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 found a young donkey and sat on it. This is just as it is written in Scripture. It says,
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Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 "City of Zion, do not be afraid. See, your king is coming. He is sitting on a donkey's colt." (Zechariah 9:9)
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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 did not understand all this. They realized it only after he had received glory. Then they realized that these things had been written about him. They realized that the people 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 A crowd had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead. So they continued to tell everyone about what had happened.
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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 Many people went out to meet him. They had heard that he had done this miraculous sign.
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Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.
19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "This isn't getting us anywhere. Look how 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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