Their questionings are silenced by a shout of triumph. Again and again it is repeated by the eager throng; it is taken up by the people afar off, and echoed from the surrounding hills and valleys. And now the procession is joined by crowds from Jerusalem. From the multitudes gathered to attend the Passover, thousands go forth to welcome Jesus. They greet Him with the waving of palm branches and a burst of sacred song. The priests at the temple sound the trumpet for evening service, but there are few to respond, and the rulers say to one another in alarm. "The world is gone after Him."

Deres spørgen drukner i jubelråb. Atter og atter gentages de af den begejstrede skare. De bliver istemt af folk langt borte, og de giver genlyd fra de omliggende bjerge og dale. Og nu slutter skarer fra Jerusalem sig til toget. Tusinder af de mennesker, der er samlet for at overvære påsken, går ud for at byde Jesus velkommen. De hilser ham med vajende palmegrene og bryder ud i hellige sange. Templets præster lader basunen lyde til aftengudstjenesten, men der er kun få, der retter sig efter den, og rådsherrerne siger forfærdede til hinanden: "Alverden løber jo efter ham!"