Berean Standard Bible

John 12:1-19

1οὖνounG3767SixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253theὉHoG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957τοῦtouG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519BethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963, the hometown ofὅπου ἦνhopou ēnG3699 G1510LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976,whomὃνhonG3739HeἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

2SoοὖνounG3767they hostedἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160a dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173forαὐτῷautōG846Jesusthereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563καὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588.MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136servedδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247,andδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἦνēnG1510amongεἷς ἐκheis ekG1520 G1537thoseτῶνtōnG3588reclining at the tableἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōnG345withσὺνsunG4862Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

3ThenοὖνounG3767ἡhēG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983about a pintλίτρανlitranG3046of expensiveπολυτίμουpolutimouG4186perfumeμύρουmurouG3464,made of pureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487, andshe anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218τοὺςtousG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῦtouG3588’feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591αὐτῆςautēsG846themπόδαςpodasG4228withταῖςtaisG3588herαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359.AndδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137withἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588fragranceὀσμῆςosmēsG3744of theτοῦtouG3588perfumeμύρου.murouG3464.

4ButδὲdeG1161oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ὁhoG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455τῶνtōnG3588IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,whoὁhoG3588was goingμέλλωνmellōnG3195to betrayπαραδιδόναι·paradidonaiG3860HimαὐτὸνautonG846,askedλέγειlegeiG3004,

5“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101wasn’tοὐκoukG3756thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588perfumeμύρονmuronG3464soldἐπράθηeprathēG4097for three hundredτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220andκαὶkaiG2532the moneygivenἐδόθηedothēG1325to the poorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434?”

6δὲdeG1161Judasdid not sayεἶπεν οὐχeipen ouchG2036 G3756thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754heαὐτῷ,autōG846caredἔμελενemelenG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦνēnG1510a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812καὶkaiG2532.As keeperἔχωνechōnG2192of theτὸtoG3588money bagγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101,he used to takeἐβάσταζεν.¶ebastazenG941from whatτὰtaG3588was put intoβαλλόμεναballomenaG906it.

7“Leave her aloneἄφες αὐτήν,aphes autēnG863 G846οὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedΕἶπενEipenG2036. “She has keptτηρήσῃtērēsēG5083this perfumeαὐτό·autoG846in preparationἵναinaG2443forεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473burialἐνταφιασμοῦentaphiasmouG1780.

8γὰρgarG1063TheτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434you will always haveπάντοτε ἔχετεpantote echeteG2192 G3842withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438,butδὲdeG1161you will notοὐouG3756alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετε.¶echeteG2192MeἐμὲemeG1473.”

9MeanwhileοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793ofἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453learnedἜγνωEgnōG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswasἐστιν,estinG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.AndκαὶkaiG2532they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notοὐouG3756onlyG3440because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588HimἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235alsoκαὶkaiG2532toἵναinaG2443seeG3708τὸνtonG3588LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,whomὃνhonG3739He had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

10SoδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749made plansἐβουλεύσαντοebouleusantoG1011toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615τὸνtonG3588LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976as wellκαὶkaiG2532,

11forὅτιhotiG3754on account ofδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτὸνautonG846manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453were desertingὑπῆγονhupēgonG5217themandκαὶkaiG2532believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

12TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887theὁhoG3588greatπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thatὁhoG3588had comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414.

13They tookἔλαβονelabonG2983τὰtaG3588τῶνtōnG3588palmφοινίκωνphoinikōnG5404branchesβαΐαbaiaG902andκαὶkaiG2532went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,shoutingἐκραύγαζον·ekraugazonG2905: “Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614!” “Blessed isεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127He whoὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962!” “Blessed isκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474!”

14δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588FindingΕὑρὼνHeurōnG2147a young donkeyὀνάριονonarionG3678,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424satἐκάθισενekathisenG2523onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτό,autoG846,asκαθώςkathōsG2531it isἐστινestinG1510writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125:

15“Do not be afraidμὴ φοβοῦmē phobouG5399 G3361,O DaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622.SeeἰδοὺidouG2400,yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,seatedκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454of a donkeyὄνου.onouG3688.”

16At firstοἱ πρῶτον,hoi prōtonG3588 G4413HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101did 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 kaiG1223 G3778 G2532theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλος,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 oudenG5623 G3756 G3762.LookG2400howtheὁhoG3588whole worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889has goneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694HimαὐτοῦautouG846!”

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