13
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"
14
And Jesus found a young ass and sat upon it; as it is written,
15
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on an ass's colt!"
16
His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him.
17
The crowd that had been with him when he called Laz'arus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.
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