Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,

And great crowds from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

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

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

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside, and on the way he said to them,

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

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

When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.