On the following day great numbers of people who had come to the Festival, hearing that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, took palm-branches,
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, was living.
This, indeed, was why the crowd met him--because people had heard that he had given this sign of his mission.
Now great numbers of the Jews found out that Jesus was at Bethany; and they came there, not solely on his account, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.