Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!

If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

And if the first-fruit is holy, so is the mass: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, an olive-tree of the fields, were put in among them, and were given a part with them in the root by which the olive-tree is made fertile,

Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in.

For, if God did not have mercy on the natural branches, he will not have mercy on you.

For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?

And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.