After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were flocking to him,

Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Then Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,

From then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.

While going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the 12 disciples aside privately and said to them on the way:

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,

When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, yet you were not willing!