After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east

When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem.

Then the people of Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region along the Jordan began flocking to him,

Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan followed him.

nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the Great King.

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

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.

When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and told them as they were walking along,

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

When he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was trembling with excitement. The people were asking, "Who is this?"

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!