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

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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. And it came to 100Mark xi. 1. pass, 100 when they came nigh to Jerusa1Mat. 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, and

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3Mat. xxi. 2.

4Luke xix. 30.

man sat: 5Mat. xxi. 3-5. "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

RIDING ON AN ASS'S COLT.

membered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done

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these things unto him. And the dis- Mat. xxi. 6. ciples, that were sent went their way, 10Luke xix.32. 9and did as Jesus commanded them:

"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. And as they 12Luke xix.33. were loosing the colt, certain of them 13Mark xi. 5. that stood there, the owners thereof, -13said unto them, What do ye, loosing

the colt? And they said unto them 14Mark xi, 6. even as Jesus had commanded, 15The Luke xix.34. Lord hath need of him: and they let them go. 16 And they brought "the ass, 17Matt. xxi. 7. and the colt, to Jesus: and they cast

their garments upon the colt, and they

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set Jesus thereon. 18And as he went, 18Luke xix.36. 19a very great multitude spread their 1Mat. xxi. 8. garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed

them in the way. 20And when he was 20Luke 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.

And the multitudes that went before, 21Mat. xxi. 9. and that followed, cried, saying, "Ho- 22Mark xi. 9. sanna! "Hosanna 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. 25Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

26Lk.xix.39,40

27 Jn.xii. 17-19.

29Lk.xix.41-4.

26And 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

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peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

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

ENTERS IT TRIUMPHANTLY.

"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 "thee even with the ground, and thy "children within thee; and they shall I not leave in thee one stone upon ano

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ther; because thou knewest not the "time of thy visitation."

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29 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem. 29 Mark xi. 11. 30 And when he was come into Jerusalem, 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

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house shall be called the house of "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,