John 12:12-16

The Voice

¹² The next day, a great crowd of people who had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem; ¹³ so they gathered branches of palm trees to wave as they celebrated His arrival.

¹⁴ Jesus found a young donkey, sat on it, and rode through the crowds mounted on this small beast. The Scriptures foretold of this day:

¹⁶ The disciples did not understand any of this at the time; these truths did not sink in until Jesus had been glorified. As they reflected on their memories of Jesus, they realized these things happened just as they were written.