John 12:12-19

12The next day, when the large crowd who had come to the Passover feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13they took branches of palm trees [in homage to Him as King] and went out to meet Him, and they began shouting and kept shouting “Hosanna! Blessed (celebrated, praised) is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

14And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; just as it is written [in Scripture],

15“Do not fear, Daughter of Zion; Behold, Your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

16His disciples did not understand [the meaning of] these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified and exalted, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and had been done to Him.

17So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about Him.

18For this reason the crowd went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this [miraculous] sign.

19Then the Pharisees [argued and] said to one another, “You see that your efforts are futile. Look! The whole world has gone [running] after Him!”