It was time for the Passover festival. Many people were going to the city of Jerusalem.
“He might even make himself king. He’s going to make everything in the world better.”
They wanted to join in the celebrations at the Temple there. Jesus came along, riding on a donkey. The crowds cheered noisily to welcome him. They cut palm branches and waved them to and fro. “Jesus is going to do something big!” they said to each other. 2
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