While there are differences in all of the gospels, the one thing that is missing in Luke, but is included in all of the other Gospels is the Hosannas. Matthew, Mark, and John all have at least one reference that is much like the account in John: 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!"
While Hosanna is a word of adoration, literally translated it means save us. That being said one can see why the Hosanna was left out. In Luke the crowd that greeted Jesus were not described as simply a crowd, nor were they towns people, Luke called them “the whole crowd of disciples”. What stuck in Luke’s mind was that this crowd of people already knew that Jesus was the Christ…the anointed one. They did not need to shout save us, they were busy declaring to the world that Jesus was King.
Peace,
Brian
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