And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

These things happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River where John was immersing people. [Note: This was a different Bethany from the one just outside of Jerusalem].

And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

There in the Temple [area] He found people selling oxen, sheep and pigeons. [i.e., for use as sacrifices]. Also cashiers were sitting there. [Note: These people exchanged foreign coins so visitors to Jerusalem could make purchases and pay taxes].

Now while he was at Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, when they beheld the miracles which he did.

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship Him."

Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

When, therefore, he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also came to the feast.

AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

And there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep-gate, a pool, called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. [Note: This was located on a slope just east of Jerusalem].

And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

miles northeast of Jerusalem, near Samaria].

And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,

& 31] Now as Bethany is not far from Jerusalem, only about two miles away,

Now the Jewish Passover was approaching, and before the Passover many people from the countryside went up to Jerusalem to purify themselves.

for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.

The next day, the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem.

that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm-trees, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.

"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion [i.e., people of Jerusalem]. Look, the King is coming [to you]; He [will be] riding on a donkey's colt."

But the crowd that went out to meet Jesus [i.e., as He entered Jerusalem] did so because they had heard about Him performing this [miraculous] sign [i.e., of raising Lazarus].

And there were some Greeks of those who went up to Jerusalem to worship at the feast;

After Jesus had said these things He went out with His disciples across the Kidron valley. [Note: This was a "wadi," or dry creek bed which carried a torrent of water during the rainy season. It ran parallel with the east wall of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives]. There was an [olive] orchard there and Jesus and His disciples went into it.

Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.