⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews who came to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed in Him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council and said, “What shall we do? For this man doeth many miracles.

⁴⁸ If we let him thus alone, all men will believe in him, and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”

¹² On the next day many people who had 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 Zion; behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.”

¹⁶ These things His disciples understood not at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things unto Him.

¹⁷ The people therefore who were with Him, when He called Lazarus out of his grave and raised him from the dead, bore record.

¹⁸ For this cause the people also met Him, for they heard that He had done this miracle.

¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “Perceive ye how ye prevail not at all? Behold, the world has gone after him!”

¹³ They gaped at Me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

¹⁴ I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My body.

¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue cleaveth to My jaws; and Thou hast brought Me into the dust of death.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded Me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed Me; they pierced My hands and My feet.

¹⁷ I can count all My bones; they look and stare upon Me.

¹⁸ They part My garments among them, and cast lots upon My vesture.

¹⁹ But be Thou not far from Me, O Lord; O My Strength, hasten Thee to help Me!