John 12:1-19

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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.”

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.

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!”