Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem, belonging to Judaea, in the days of king Herod, magicians from the East arrived at Jerusalem,

The news of this troubled king Herod and all Jerusalem as well;

Then Jerusalem and the whole of Judaea and all the Jordan-district went out to him

And he was followed by great crowds from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from across the Jordan.

nor by earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

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

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to leave for Jerusalem and endure great suffering at the hands of the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed and raised on the third day.

Now as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem he took the twelve aside by themselves and said to them as they were on the road,

"We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and scribes; they will sentence him to death

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Hill of Olives, then Jesus despatched two disciples,

When he entered Jerusalem the whole city was in excitement over him. "Who is this?" they said,

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!