What happensPermalink
Mary anoints Jesus’s feet with expensive ointment. Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, greeted by crowds waving palm branches. Jesus prophesies His death.
Why it mattersPermalink
Jesus is approaching the end of His ministry to the Jews. The Sanhedrin wants to kill Him, He has entered Jerusalem on a donkey like a Davidic king, and Gentiles have started arriving.
Key versePermalink
“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.”