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John 12:13 KJV
John · chapter 12 · verse 13
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.John 12:13 · King James Version
John 12:13 in context
11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
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Key words (Strong's)
- branchesbaiona palm branchG902 →
- Hosannahōsannahosanna, be propitiousG5614 →
- Blessedeulogeōto praise, celebrate with praises, to invoke blessings, to consecrate a thing with solemn…G2127 →
- IsraelisraēlIsrael = " he shall be a prince of God" , the name given to the patriarch Jacob…G2474 →
- treesphoinix/phoinixa palm tree, date palmG5404 →
- forthexerchomaito go or come forth of, with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point…G1831 →
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This story of Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists, as worthy of special remark; and in it we may observe, I. The respect that was paid to our Lord Jesus by the common people, Joh 12:12, Joh 12:13, where we are told, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19