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John 12:8-14 English Standard Version (ESV)

8. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

9. When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

10. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

11. because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

12. The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

14. And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,