9. Many of the Jews heard that Jesus was in Bethany, so they went there to see him. They also went there to see Lazarus, the one Jesus raised from death.
10. So the leading priests made plans to kill Lazarus too.
11. Because of him, many Jews were leaving them and believing in Jesus. That is why they wanted to kill Lazarus too.
12. The next day the people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was coming there. These were the crowds of people who had come to the Passover festival.
13. They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus. They shouted, “‘Praise Him!’ ‘Welcome! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Psalm 118:25-26 God bless the King of Israel!”
14. Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, as the Scriptures say,