John 12:12-14

International Children’s Bible

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

¹²The next day a great crowd in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was coming there. These were the people who had come to the Passover Feast. ¹³They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Jesus. They shouted,

“Praise^[a] God!
God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord!
God bless the King of Israel!” Psalm 118:25-26

¹⁴Jesus found a colt and sat on it. This was as the Scripture says,

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Footnotes

12:13 Praise Literally, “Hosanna,” a Hebrew word used at first in praying to God for help, but at this time it was probably a shout of joy used in praising God or his Messiah.