9. A large crowd of Jews heard that Jesus was in Bethany. So they went there to see not only Jesus but also Lazarus. Lazarus was the one Jesus raised from death.
10. So the leading priests made plans to kill Lazarus, too.
11. Because of Lazarus many Jews were leaving them and believing in Jesus.
12. The next day a great crowd in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was coming there. These were the people who had come to the Passover Feast.
13. They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus. They shouted,“Praise God!God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord!God bless the King of Israel!” Psalm 118:25-26
14. Jesus found a colt and sat on it. This was as the Scripture says,