John 12
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John 12:9-15

9MeanwhileG3767 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 ofG1537 JewsG2453 learnedG1097 thatG3754 Jesus wasG1510 thereG1563. AndG2532 they cameG2064 notG3756 onlyG3440 because ofG1223 Him, butG235 alsoG2532 toG2443 seeG3708 LazarusG2976, whomG3739 He had raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 10So theG3588 chief priestsG749 made plansG1011 toG2443 killG615 LazarusG2976 as wellG2532, 11forG3754 on account ofG1223 himG846 manyG4183 of theG3588 JewsG2453 were desertingG5217 them andG2532 believingG4100 inG1519 JesusG2424.

12TheG3588 next dayG1887 theG3588 greatG4183 crowdG3793 thatG3588 had comeG2064 toG1519 theG3588 feastG1859 heardG191 thatG3754 JesusG2424 was comingG2064 toG1519 JerusalemG2414. 13They tookG2983 palmG5404 branchesG902 andG2532 went outG1831 toG1519 meetG5222 HimG846, shoutingG2905:

“HosannaG5614!”1
“Blessed isG2127 He whoG3588 comesG2064 inG1722 the nameG3686 of the LordG2962!”2
“Blessed is theG3588 KingG935 of IsraelG2474!”

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FindingG2147 a young donkeyG3678, JesusG2424 satG2523 onG1909 itG846, asG2531 it isG1510 writtenG1125:

15“Do not be afraidG5399G3361, O DaughterG2364 of ZionG4622.SeeG2400, yourG4771 KingG935 is comingG2064,seatedG2521 onG1909 the coltG4454 of a donkeyG3688.”3
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Notes

  1. 1. John 12:13 Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25. ↩
  2. 2. John 12:13 Psalm 118:26 ↩
  3. 3. John 12:15 Zechariah 9:9 ↩

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