¹²On the next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. ¹³So they took palm branches and went to meet him. They were shouting,

“Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord,

the king of Israel!”

¹⁴Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says:

¹⁵“Don’t be afraid, people of Zion!

Your king is coming.

He is riding on a donkey’s colt.”

¹⁶At first Jesus’ disciples didn’t know what these prophecies meant. However, when Jesus was glorified, the disciples remembered that these prophecies had been written about him. The disciples remembered that they had taken part in fulfilling the prophecies.

¹⁷The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and brought him back to life reported what they had seen. ¹⁸Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.

¹⁹The Pharisees said to each other, “This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!”

Some Greeks Ask to See Jesus

²⁰Some Greeks were among those who came to worship during the Passover festival. ²¹They went to Philip (who was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and told him, “Sir, we would like to meet Jesus.” ²²Philip told Andrew, and they told Jesus.

²³Jesus replied to them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn’t produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain. ²⁵Those who love their lives will destroy them, and those who hate their lives in this world will guard them for everlasting life. ²⁶Those who serve me must follow me. My servants will be with me wherever I will be. If people serve me, the Father will honor them.

²⁷“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time ⸤of suffering⸥’? No! I came for this time of suffering. ²⁸Father, give glory to your name.”

A voice from heaven said, “I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.”

²⁹The crowd standing there heard the voice and said that it had thundered. Others in the crowd said that an angel had talked to him. ³⁰Jesus replied, “That voice wasn’t for my benefit but for yours.

³¹“This world is being judged now. The ruler of this world will be thrown out now. ³²When I have been lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people toward me.” ³³By saying this, he indicated how he was going to die.

³⁴The crowd responded to him, “We have heard from the Scriptures that the Messiah will remain here forever. So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up from the earth’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

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