John 12:11-13

11for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.

12The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors

13took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!”