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Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
They will receive the LORD’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their savior.
Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob.
Interlude
Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Who is the King of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty;
the LORD, invincible in battle.
Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Who is the King of glory?
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory.
Interlude
#6009 • JESUS KNEW THAT HIS HOUR HAD COME
ITS DEATH WILL PRODUCE A PLENTIFUL HARVEST
Six days before the Passover
celebration began, Jesus
arrived in Bethany, the home of
Lazarus—the man he had raised
from the dead. A dinner was
prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha
served, and Lazarus was among
those who ate with him. Then
Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of
expensive perfume made from
essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his
feet with her hair. The house
was filled with the fragrance.
But Judas Iscariot, the
disciple who would soon betray
him, said, “That perfume was
worth a year’s wages. It should
have been sold and the money
given to the poor.” Not that he
cared for the poor—he was a
thief, and since he was in charge
of the disciples’ money, he
often stole some for himself.
Jesus replied, “Leave her
alone. She did this in preparation
for my burial. You will always
have the poor among you, but
you will not always have me.”
When all the people heard of
Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see
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[JOHN 12:1–13:17]
was a fulfillment of prophecy.
But after Jesus entered into
his glory, they remembered
what had happened and
realized that these things had
been written about him.
Many in the crowd had
seen Jesus call Lazarus from
The next day, the news that Jesus the tomb, raising him from the
dead, and they were telling
was on the way to Jerusalem
others about it. That was the
swept through the city. A large
reason so many went out to
crowd of Passover visitors took
palm branches and went down the meet him—because they
road to meet him. They shouted, had heard about this miraculous sign. Then the Pharisees
“Praise God!
said to each other, “There’s
Blessings on the one who comes nothing we can do. Look,
everyone has gone after him!”
in the name of the LORD!
Hail to the King of Israel!”
Some Greeks who had come
Jesus found a young donkey
to Jerusalem for the Passover
and rode on it, fulfilling
celebration paid a visit to Philip,
the prophecy that said:
who was from Bethsaida in
Galilee. They said, “Sir, we
“Don’t be afraid, people
want to meet Jesus.” Philip
of Jerusalem.
told Andrew about it, and they
Look, your King is coming,
went together to ask Jesus.
riding on a donkey’s colt.”
Jesus replied, “Now the time
has come for the Son of Man
His disciples didn’t underto enter into his glory. I tell you
stand at the time that this
the truth, unless a kernel of
him and also to see Lazarus, the
man Jesus had raised from the
dead. Then the leading priests
decided to kill Lazarus, too, for
it was because of him that many
of the people had deserted
them and believed in Jesus.
