John 12:13

took branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting as they went, "God save him! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord --even on the King of Israel!"

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

In Context

12The next day a great crowd of those who had come to the Festival, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

14And Jesus, having procured a young ass, sat upon it, just as the Scripture says,

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Cross References

Matthew 23:39For I tell you that you will never see me again until you say, `Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

Luke 19:35Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.

John 12:15"Fear not, Daughter of Zion! See, thy King is coming riding on an ass's colt."

Matthew Henry on John 12:13-20

Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem 12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when… Read the whole commentary →

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