9. When many of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
10. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,
11. because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
12. On the next day a great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13. They took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna!‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’The King of Israel!”
14. Then Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written:
15. “Fear not, daughter of Zion;see, your King is coming,sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
16. His disciples did not understand these things at first. But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17. Now the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.
18. The crowd went and met Him for this reason: They heard that He had performed this sign.
19. So the Pharisees said among themselves, “See, you are gaining nothing! Look, the world has followed Him!”
20. Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
21. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
22. Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24. Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25. He who loves his life will lose it. And he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.