Berean Standard Bible
John 12
(Matthew 26:6–13; Mark 14:3–9; Luke 7:36–50)
1οὖνounG3767SixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253theὉHoG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957τοῦtouG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519BethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963, the hometown ofὅπου ἦνhopou ēnG3699G1510LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976,whomὃνhonG3739HeἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.
2SoοὖνounG3767they hostedἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160a dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173forαὐτῷautōG846Jesusthereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563καὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588.MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136servedδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247,andδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἦνēnG1510amongεἷς ἐκheis ekG1520G1537thoseτῶνtōnG3588reclining at the tableἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōnG345withσὺνsunG4862Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
3ThenοὖνounG3767ἡhēG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983about a pintλίτρανlitranG3046of expensiveπολυτίμουpolutimouG4186perfumeμύρουmurouG3464,made of pureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487, andshe anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218τοὺςtousG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῦtouG3588’feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591αὐτῆςautēsG846themπόδαςpodasG4228withταῖςtaisG3588herαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359.AndδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137withἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588fragranceὀσμῆςosmēsG3744of theτοῦtouG3588perfumeμύρου.murouG3464.
6δὲdeG1161Judasdid not sayεἶπεν οὐχeipen ouchG2036G3756thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754heαὐτῷ,autōG846caredἔμελενemelenG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦνēnG1510a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812καὶkaiG2532.As keeperἔχωνechōnG2192of theτὸtoG3588money bagγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101,he used to takeἐβάσταζεν.¶ebastazenG941from whatτὰtaG3588was put intoβαλλόμεναballomenaG906it.
The Plot to Kill Lazarus
9MeanwhileοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793ofἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453learnedἜγνωEgnōG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswasἐστιν,estinG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.AndκαὶkaiG2532they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notοὐouG3756onlyG3440because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588HimἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235alsoκαὶkaiG2532toἵναinaG2443seeG3708τὸνtonG3588LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,whomὃνhonG3739He had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.
The Triumphal Entry
(Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40)
12TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887theὁhoG3588greatπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thatὁhoG3588had comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414.
13They tookἔλαβονelabonG2983τὰtaG3588τῶνtōnG3588palmφοινίκωνphoinikōnG5404branchesβαΐαbaiaG902andκαὶkaiG2532went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,shoutingἐκραύγαζον·ekraugazonG2905: “Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614!” “Blessed isεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127He whoὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962!” “Blessed isκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474!”
16At firstοἱ πρῶτον,hoi prōtonG3588G4413HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101did notοὐκoukG3756understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235afterὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424was glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392τότεtoteG5119they rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403what had been doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160ταῦταtautaG3778to HimαὐτῷautōG846, and they realizedthatὅτιhotiG3754these very thingsταῦταtautaG3778hadἦνēnG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532been writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125aboutἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
17MeanwhileοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588,many peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793whoὁhoG3588had beenὢνōnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Jesusαὐτοῦ,autouG846whenὅτεhoteG3753He calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455τὸνtonG3588LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419andκαὶkaiG2532raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498continued to testifyἘμαρτύρειEmartureiG3140.
18That is also whyδιὰ τοῦτο καὶdia touto kaiG1223G3778G2532theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793went out to meetὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221HimαὐτῷautōG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they heard thatἤκουσανēkousanG191HeαὐτὸνautonG846had performedπεποιηκέναιpepoiēkenaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588signσημεῖον.¶sēmeionG4592.
19ThenοὖνounG3767theΟἱHoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidεἶπανeipanG2036toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438, “You can seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754this is doing you no goodοὐκ ὠφελεῖτε οὐδέν;ouk ōpheleite oudenG5623G3756G3762.LookG2400howtheὁhoG3588whole worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889has goneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694HimαὐτοῦautouG846!”
Jesus Predicts His Death
21οὖνounG3767TheyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,who wasτῷtōG3588fromἀπὸapoG575BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532requestedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065of himαὐτὸν λέγοντες·auton legontesG846G3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.”
22ὁhoG3588PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064καὶkaiG2532relayedλέγειlegeiG3004this appealτῷtōG3588to AndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406, and both of themἈνδρέας καὶ ΦίλιπποςAndreas kai PhilipposG406G2532G5376wentἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532toldλέγουσινlegousinG3004τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
24TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361ὁhoG3588a kernelκόκκοςkokkosG2848τοῦtouG3588of wheatσίτουsitouG4621fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093anddiesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itαὐτὸςautosG846remainsμένει·meneiG3306onlyμόνοςmonosG3441a seed.ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437it diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it bearsφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.
25WhoeverὁhoG3588lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολλύειapollueiG622itαὐτήν,autēnG846, butκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588hatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889will keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846forεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
26IfἘὰνEanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247MeG1473,he must followἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190MeG1473;andκαὶkaiG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510ἐκεῖekeiG1563ὁhoG3588,MyG1699ὁhoG3588servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249will beἔσται.estaiG1510as wellκαὶkaiG2532.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247MeG1473,theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ.¶patērG3962will honorτιμήσειtimēseiG5091himαὐτὸνautonG846.
27NowΝῦνNunG3568MyG1473ἡhēG3588soulψυχήpsuchēG5590is troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shall I sayεἴπω;eipōG2036? ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982MeG1473fromἐκekG1537thisταύτης;tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588hourὥραςhōrasG5610’?NoἀλλὰallaG235,it is for this purposeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778that I have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519thisταύτην.tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610.
28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyδόξασόνdoxasonG1392YourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588nameὄνομα.onomaG3686!”ThenοὖνounG3767a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772καὶkaiG2532: “I have glorifiedἐδόξασαedoxasaG1392it,andκαὶkaiG2532I will glorifyδοξάσω.doxasōG1392itagainπάλινpalinG3825.”
29οὖνounG3767TheὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793ὁhoG3588standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476thereκαὶkaiG2532heardἀκούσαςakousasG191it andsaid thatG2036it hadγεγονέναι.gegonenaiG1096thunderedβροντὴνbrontēnG1027.OthersἄλλοιalloiG243said thatG2036an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32had spokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980to HimαὐτῷautōG846.
34οὖνounG3767TheὁhoG3588crowdὄχλος·ochlosG3793repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846, “WeG1473have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547will remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,eis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165. SoκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459can YouσὺsuG4771sayλέγειςlegeisG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163be lifted upὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312?WhoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?”
35ThenοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldΕἶπενEipenG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “ForἔτιetiG2089a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398while longerχρόνονchrononG5550,theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457will beἐστιν.estinG1510amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653will not overtakeμὴ καταλάβῃ·mē katalabēG3361G2638youὑμᾶςhumasG4771καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588one whowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653does notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492whereποῦpouG4226he is goingὑπάγει.hupageiG5217.
36WhileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443you may becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.” AfterJesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980these thingsταῦταtautaG3778καὶkaiG2532,He went awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andwas hiddenἐκρύβηekrubēG2928fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
Belief and Unbelief
38This wasἵναinaG2443to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396ὃνhonG3739εἶπεν·eipenG2036: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG1473τῇtēaG3588messageἀκοῇakoēaG189?AndκαὶkaiG2532to whomτίνιtiniG5101has theὁhoG3588armβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962been revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?”
40“He has blindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andκαὶkaiG2532hardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588heartsκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,so thatἵναinaG2443they cannot seeμὴmēG3361G3708withτοῖςtoisG3588theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532understandνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539withτῇtēaG3588theirheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532turnστραφῶσινstraphōsinG4762,andκαὶkaiG2532I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.”
42Neverthelessὅμως μέντοι καὶhomōs mentoi kaiG3676G3305G2532,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588leadersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν,autonG846.ButἀλλὰallaG235because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330they did not confessοὐχ ὡμολόγουν,ouch hōmologounG3756G3670Him,for fear thatἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361they would beγένωνται.genōntaiG1096put out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656.
44ThenδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cried outἔκραξεν καὶ εἶπεν·ekraxen kai eipenG2896G2532G2036, “WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeG1473does notοὐouG3756believeπιστεύειpisteueiG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeG1473alone,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.
46IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889asa lightφῶςphōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443no oneπᾶς μὴpas mēG3956G3361whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473should remainμείνῃ.meinēG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653.
47καὶkaiG2532As forἐάνeanG1437anyone whoτίςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191MyG1473τῶνtōnG3588wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487andκαὶkaiG2532does notμὴmēG3361keepφυλάξῃ,phulaxēG5442them,IG1473do notοὐouG3756judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919himαὐτόν·autonG846.ForγὰρgarG1063I have not comeοὐ ἦλθονou ēlthonG3756G2064toἵναinaG2443judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443saveσώσωsōsōG4982theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.
48There isἔχειecheiG2192ὁhoG3588a judgeκρίνονταkrinontaG2919forαὐτόν·autonG846theτὰtaG3588one whorejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532does not receiveμὴ λαμβάνωνmē lambanōnG3361G2983MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487:TheὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056thatὃνhonG3739I have spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565will judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919himαὐτὸνautonG846onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.
49ὅτιhotiG3754IG1473have notοὐκoukG3756spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980onἐξexG1537My ownG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962αὐτόςautosG846whosentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473has commanded Meἐντολὴν δέδωκενentolēn dedōkenG1325G1473G1785whatτίtiG5101to sayεἴπωeipōG2036andκαὶkaiG2532howτίtiG5101to say itλαλήσω.lalēsōG2980.
50AndκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588commandἐντολὴentolēG1785leads toἐστιν.estinG1510eternalαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.SoοὖνounG3767IG1473speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980exactlyκαθὼςkathōsG2531whatἃhaG3739theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has toldεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046MeG1473οὕτωςhoutōsG3779to sayλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980.”
Commentaries on John 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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