John 12:9-19

English Standard Version

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[a] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(A)whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰^(B)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹because ^(C)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

¹²The next day ^(D)the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. ¹³So they took branches of ^(E)palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ^(F)“Hosanna! Blessed is ^(G)he who comes in the name of the Lord, even ^(H)the King of Israel!” ¹⁴And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

¹⁵^(I)“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt!”

¹⁶^(J)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but ^(K)when Jesus was glorified, then ^(L)they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. ¹⁷^(M)The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. ¹⁸The reason why the crowd went to meet him ^(N)was that they heard he had done this sign. ¹⁹So the Pharisees said to one another, ^(O)“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ^(P)the world has gone after him.”