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Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.
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Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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Two Blind Men Receive Sight
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
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The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
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The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
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The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
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When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
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A Warning Against Hypocrisy
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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Jesus Arrested
While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
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In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me.
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Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.
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So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
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But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
