“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

Now ¹  they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So ²  they left him and went away. ³ 

Then ¹  Levi gave a great banquet ²  in his house for Jesus, ³  and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting ⁴  at the table with them.

“I do not accept ¹  praise ²  from people, ³ 

When this sound ¹  occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, ²  because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

The crowd ¹  was listening to him until he said this. ²  Then ³  they raised their voices and shouted, ⁴  “Away with this man ⁵  from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!” ⁶ 

Then ¹  Jesus ²  called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, ³  he must deny ⁴  himself, take up his cross, ⁵  and follow me.

Meanwhile, ¹  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ²  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ³  the yeast of the Pharisees, ⁴  which is hypocrisy. ⁵ 

As he approached the road leading down from ¹  the Mount of Olives, ²  the whole crowd of his ³  disciples began to rejoice ⁴  and praise ⁵  God with a loud voice for all the mighty works ⁶  they had seen: ⁷ 

A mixed multitude ¹  also went up with them, and flocks and herds – a very large number of cattle. ² 

When Athaliah heard the royal guard ¹  shout, she joined the crowd ²  at the Lord’s temple.

I will thank the Lord profusely, ¹  in the middle of a crowd ²  I will praise him,

They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.

Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision! ¹ 

But they all shouted out together, ¹  “Take this man ²  away! Release Barabbas for us!”

The whole town gathered by the door.

Then ¹  they asked Jesus ²  to leave their region.

Then ¹  he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks ²  and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Yet the children born during your time of bereavement will say within your hearing, ‘This place is too cramped for us, ¹  make room for us so we can live here.’ ² 

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus ¹  Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ²