John 12

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(Matthew 26:6–13; Mark 14:3–9; Luke 7:36–50)

SixG1803 daysG2250 beforeG4253 theG3588 PassoverG3957, JesusG2424 cameG2064 toG1519 BethanyG963, the hometown of LazarusG2976, whomG3739 He had raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 2SoG3767 they hostedG4160 a dinnerG1173 forG846 Jesus thereG1563. MarthaG3136 servedG1247, andG1161 LazarusG2976 wasG1510 amongG1520G1537 thoseG3588 reclining at the tableG345 withG4862 HimG846. 3ThenG3767 MaryG3137 tookG2983 about a pintG30461 of expensiveG4186 perfumeG3464, made of pureG4101 nardG3487, and she anointedG218 JesusG2424’ feetG4228 andG2532 wipedG1591 them withG3588 herG846 hairG2359. AndG1161 theG3588 houseG3614 was filledG4137 withG1537 theG3588 fragranceG3744 of theG3588 perfumeG3464.

4ButG1161 oneG1520 ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101, JudasG2455 IscariotG2469, whoG3588 was goingG3195 to betrayG3860 HimG846, askedG3004, 5“WhyG1223G5101 wasn’tG3756 thisG3778 perfumeG3464 soldG4097 for three hundredG5145 denariiG12202 andG2532 the money givenG1325 to the poorG4434?” 6Judas did not sayG2036G3756 thisG3778 becauseG3754 heG846 caredG3199 aboutG4012 theG3588 poorG4434, butG235 becauseG3754 he wasG1510 a thiefG2812. As keeperG2192 of theG3588 money bagG1101, he used to takeG941 from whatG3588 was put intoG906 it.

7“Leave her aloneG863G846,” JesusG2424 repliedG2036. “She has keptG5083 this perfume in preparationG2443 forG1519 theG3588 dayG2250 ofG3588 MyG1473 burialG1780. 8TheG3588 poorG4434 you will always haveG2192G3842 withG3326 youG1438,3 butG1161 you will notG3756 alwaysG3842 haveG2192 MeG1473.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9MeanwhileG3767 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 ofG1537 JewsG2453 learnedG1097 thatG3754 Jesus wasG1510 thereG1563. AndG2532 they cameG2064 notG3756 onlyG3440 because ofG1223 Him, butG235 alsoG2532 toG2443 seeG3708 LazarusG2976, whomG3739 He had raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 10So theG3588 chief priestsG749 made plansG1011 toG2443 killG615 LazarusG2976 as wellG2532, 11forG3754 on account ofG1223 himG846 manyG4183 of theG3588 JewsG2453 were desertingG5217 them andG2532 believingG4100 inG1519 JesusG2424.

The Triumphal Entry

(Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40)

12TheG3588 next dayG1887 theG3588 greatG4183 crowdG3793 thatG3588 had comeG2064 toG1519 theG3588 feastG1859 heardG191 thatG3754 JesusG2424 was comingG2064 toG1519 JerusalemG2414. 13They tookG2983 palmG5404 branchesG902 andG2532 went outG1831 toG1519 meetG5222 HimG846, shoutingG2905:

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FindingG2147 a young donkeyG3678, JesusG2424 satG2523 onG1909 itG846, asG2531 it isG1510 writtenG1125:

16At firstG3588G4413 HisG846 disciplesG3101 did notG3756 understandG1097 these thingsG3778, butG235 afterG3753 JesusG2424 was glorifiedG1392 they rememberedG3403 what had been doneG4160 to HimG846, and they realized thatG3754 these very thingsG3778 hadG1510 alsoG2532 been writtenG1125 aboutG1909 HimG846.

17MeanwhileG3767, many peopleG3793 whoG3588 had beenG1510 withG3326 Jesus whenG3753 He calledG5455 LazarusG2976 fromG1537 theG3588 tombG3419 andG2532 raisedG1453 himG846 fromG1537 the deadG3498 continued to testifyG3140. 18That is also whyG1223G3778G2532 theG3588 crowdG3793 went out to meetG5221 HimG846, becauseG3754 they heard thatG191 HeG846 had performedG4160 thisG3778 signG4592.

19ThenG3767 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 saidG2036 toG4314 one anotherG1438, “You can seeG2334 thatG3754 this is doing you no goodG5623G3756G3762. LookG2400 how theG3588 whole worldG2889 has goneG565 afterG3694 HimG846!”

Jesus Predicts His Death

20NowG1161 there wereG1510 someG5100 GreeksG1672 amongG1537 those whoG3588 went upG305 toG2443 worshipG4352 atG1722 theG3588 feastG1859. 21TheyG3778 cameG4334 to PhilipG5376, who wasG3588 fromG575 BethsaidaG966 in GalileeG1056, andG2532 requestedG2065 of himG846G3004, “SirG2962, we wantG2309 to seeG3708 JesusG2424.” 22PhilipG5376 relayedG3004 this appeal to AndrewG406, and both of them wentG2064 andG2532 toldG3004 JesusG2424.

23ButG1161 JesusG2424 repliedG611G846G3004, “TheG3588 hourG5610 has comeG2064 forG2443 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 to be glorifiedG1392. 24TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, unlessG1437G3361 a kernelG2848 of wheatG4621 fallsG4098 toG1519 theG3588 groundG1093 and diesG599, itG846 remainsG3306 onlyG3441 a seed. ButG1161 ifG1437 it diesG599, it bearsG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590. 25WhoeverG3588 lovesG5368 hisG846 lifeG5590 will loseG622 itG846, but whoeverG3588 hatesG3404 hisG846 lifeG5590 inG1722 thisG3778 worldG2889 will keepG5442 itG846 forG1519 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 26IfG1437 anyoneG5100 servesG1247 MeG1473, he must followG190 MeG1473; andG2532 whereG3699 IG1473 amG1510, MyG1699 servantG1249 will beG1510 as wellG2532. IfG1437 anyoneG5100 servesG1247 MeG1473, theG3588 FatherG3962 will honorG5091 himG846.

27NowG3568 MyG1473 soulG5590 is troubledG5015, andG2532 whatG5101 shall I sayG2036? ‘FatherG3962, saveG4982 MeG1473 fromG1537 thisG3778 hourG5610’? NoG235, it is for this purposeG1223G3778 that I have comeG2064 toG1519 thisG3778 hourG5610. 28FatherG3962, glorifyG1392 YourG4771 nameG3686!”

ThenG3767 a voiceG5456 cameG2064 fromG1537 heavenG3772: “I have glorifiedG1392 it, andG2532 I will glorifyG1392 it againG3825.”

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TheG3588 crowdG3793 standingG2476 there heardG191 it and said thatG2036 it hadG1096 thunderedG1027. OthersG243 said thatG2036 an angelG32 had spokenG2980 to HimG846.

30In responseG611G2532, JesusG2424 saidG2036, “ThisG3778 voiceG5456 wasG1096 notG3756 for My benefitG1223G1473, butG235 yoursG4771. 31NowG3568 judgmentG2920 isG1510 upon thisG3778 worldG2889; nowG3568 theG3588 princeG758 of thisG3778 worldG2889 will be castG1544 outG1854. 32And IG2504, whenG1437 I am lifted upG5312 fromG1537 theG3588 earthG1093, will drawG1670 everyoneG3956 toG4314 MyselfG1683.” 33He saidG2036 thisG3778 to indicateG4591 the kind ofG4169 deathG2288 He was goingG3195 to dieG599.

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TheG3588 crowdG3793 repliedG611, “WeG1473 have heardG191 fromG1537 theG3588 LawG3551 thatG3754 theG3588 ChristG5547 will remainG3306 foreverG1519G3588G165. So howG4459 can YouG4771 sayG3004 thatG3754 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 mustG1163 be lifted upG5312? WhoG5101 isG1510 thisG3778 SonG5207 of ManG444?”

35ThenG3767 JesusG2424 toldG2036 themG846, “For a littleG3398 while longerG5550, theG3588 LightG5457 will beG1510 amongG1722 youG4771. WalkG4043 whileG5613 you haveG2192 theG3588 LightG5457, so thatG2443 darknessG4653 will not overtakeG3361G2638 youG4771. TheG3588 one who walksG4043 inG1722 theG3588 darknessG4653 does notG3756 knowG1492 whereG4226 he is goingG5217. 36WhileG5613 you haveG2192 theG3588 LightG5457, believeG4100 inG1519 theG3588 LightG5457, so thatG2443 you may becomeG1096 sonsG5207 of lightG5457.”

After JesusG2424 had spokenG2980 these thingsG3778, He went awayG565 and was hiddenG2928 fromG575 themG846.

Belief and Unbelief

37AlthoughG1161 Jesus had performedG4160 so manyG5118 signsG4592 in their presenceG1715G846, they still did not believeG3756G4100 inG1519 HimG846. 38This wasG2443 to fulfillG4137 theG3588 wordG3056 of IsaiahG2268 theG3588 prophetG4396:

39For this reasonG1223G3778 they were unableG1410G3756 to believeG4100. ForG3754 againG3825, IsaiahG2268 saysG2036:

41IsaiahG2268 saidG2036 these thingsG3778 becauseG3754 he sawG3708 Jesus’ gloryG1391 andG2532 spokeG2980 aboutG4012 HimG846. 42NeverthelessG3676G3305G2532, manyG4183 ofG1537 theG3588 leadersG758 believedG4100 inG1519 HimG846. ButG235 because ofG1223 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 they did not confessG3756G3670 Him, for fear thatG2443G3361 they would beG1096 put out of the synagogueG656. 43ForG1063 they lovedG25 praiseG1391 from menG444 moreG3123 thanG2260 praiseG1391 from GodG2316.

44ThenG1161 JesusG2424 cried outG2896G2532G2036, “WhoeverG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 MeG1473 does notG3756 believeG4100 inG1519 MeG1473 alone, butG235 inG1519 theG3588 One who sentG3992 MeG1473. 45AndG2532 whoeverG3588 seesG2334 MeG1473 seesG2334 theG3588 One who sentG3992 MeG1473. 46IG1473 have comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889 as a lightG5457, so thatG2443 no oneG3956G3361 whoG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 MeG1473 should remainG3306 inG1722 darknessG4653.

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As forG1437 anyone whoG5100 hearsG191 MyG1473 wordsG4487 andG2532 does notG3361 keepG5442 them, IG1473 do notG3756 judgeG2919 himG846. ForG1063 I have not comeG3756G2064 toG2443 judgeG2919 theG3588 worldG2889, butG235 toG2443 saveG4982 theG3588 worldG2889. 48There isG2192 a judgeG2919 for theG3588 one who rejectsG114 MeG1473 andG2532 does not receiveG3361G2983 MyG1473 wordsG4487: TheG3588 wordG3056 thatG3739 I have spokenG2980 will judgeG2919 himG846 onG1722 theG3588 lastG2078 dayG2250.

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IG1473 have notG3756 spokenG2980 onG1537 My ownG1683, butG235 theG3588 FatherG3962 who sentG3992 MeG1473 has commanded MeG1325G1473G1785 whatG5101 to sayG2036 andG2532 howG5101 to say itG2980. 50AndG2532 I knowG1492 thatG3754 HisG846 commandG1785 leads toG1510 eternalG166 lifeG2222. SoG3767 IG1473 speakG2980 exactlyG2531 whatG3739 theG3588 FatherG3962 has toldG2046 MeG1473 to sayG2980.”