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JESUS APPROACHES JERUSALEM,

reason of him many of the Jews went
away, and believed on Jesus.

On the next day much people that
were come to the feast, when they heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
took branches of palm trees, and went
forth to meet him. 99And it came to
100 Mark xi. 1. pass, 100 when they came nigh to Jerusa-
1Mat. xxi. 1. lem, 'and were come unto Bethphage,
at the mount called the mount of
Olives, 100he sendeth forth two of his
2Mark xi. 2. disciples, and saith unto them, "Go
'your way into the village over against
you and as soon as ye be entered
"into it, ye shall find an ass tied,

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3Mat. xxi. 2. 4Luke xix. 30.

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5Mat. xxi. 3-5. 6Luke xix. 31.

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unto me.

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a colt with her, whereon yet never loose them, and bring them "And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose them, thus shall ye say unto him, Because the "Lord hath "need of them; and straightway he will "send them "hither." ("All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell John xii. 15. ye the daughter of Sion, Fear not; "behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a *John xii. 16. colt, the foal of an ass.) These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then re

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membered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done. these things unto him. "And the dis- 9Mat. xxi. 6. ciples, that were sent went their 10Luke xix.32. 9and did as Jesus commanded them:

way,

"and they found the colt tied by the "Mark xi. 3,4. door without in a place where two ways met, even as he had said unto them; "and they loose him.

were loosing the colt,

And as they 12Luke xix.33. certain of them 13Mark xi. 5.

that stood there, the owners thereof,

said unto them, What do ye, loosing

the colt? And they said unto them 14Mark xi. 6. even as Jesus had commanded, "The Luke xix.34. Lord hath need of him: and they let

16 Luke xix.35.

them go. 16 And they brought "the ass, 17Matt. xxi. 7. and the colt, 1to Jesus: and they cast

their garments upon the colt, and they

set Jesus thereon. 18And as he went, 18Luke xix.36. 19a very great multitude spread their Mat. xxi. 8. garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed

them in the way. 20And when he was "Luke xix.37. come nigh, even now at the descent of

the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen.

21And the multitudes that went before, 21Mat. xxi. 9. and that followed, cried, saying, 22Ho- 22Mark xi. 9. sanna! 21Hosanna to the son of David!

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Blessed is he that cometh in the name

23 Luke xix.38. of the Lord! 23Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord! 24John xii. 13. Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest! 25 Mark xi. 10. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

26 Lk.xix.39,40

27 Jn.xii. 17-19.

29Lk.xix. 41-4.

26 And some of the pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, "I tell "you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

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27The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. The pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

28 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying,

'If thou hadst known, even thou, at "least in this thy day, the things which "belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days

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"shall come upon thee, that thine ene-
"mies shall cast a trench about thee,
"and compass thee round, and keep
"thee in on every side, and shall lay
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29And Jesus entered into Jerusalem. 29Mark xi. 11. 30 And when he was come into Jerusalem,

30 Mt.xxi 10-11 all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

SECTION VII.

From the casting out of the Traders in the Temple, -to the bargain of Judas with the Chief Priests for the betrayal of Jesus.

1Mt.xxi.12-16 1AND Jesus went into the temple of God, 2Luke xix. 45. and began to 'cast out all them that sold

and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said unto them, "It is written, My 'house shall be called the house of

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prayer; but ye have made it a den of

thieves." And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David! they were sore displeased, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them,