John 12:12-14

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Jesus Enters Jerusalem Like a King^(A)

¹²The next day the people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was coming there. These were the crowds of people who had come to the Passover festival. ¹³They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus. They shouted,

“‘Praise^[a] Him!’
‘Welcome! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ^(B)

God bless the King of Israel!”

¹⁴Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, as the Scriptures say,

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Footnotes

John 12:13 Praise Literally, “Hosanna,” a Hebrew word used in praying to God for help. Here, it was probably a shout of celebration used in praising God or his Messiah.