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John 12:8-20 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

8. for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

9. A great crowd therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus whom he raised from among the dead.

10. But the chief priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also,

11. because many of the Jews went away on his account and believed on Jesus.

12. On the morrow a great crowd who came to the feast, having heard that Jesus is coming into Jerusalem,

13. took branches of palms and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.

14. And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it is written,

15. Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

16. Now his disciples knew not these things at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.

17. The crowd therefore that was with him bore witness because he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from among the dead.

18. Therefore also the crowd met him because they had heard that he had done this sign.

19. The Pharisees therefore said to one another, Ye see that ye profit nothing: behold, the world is gone after him.

20. And there were certain Greeks among those who came up that they might worship in the feast;

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