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John 12

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforethepassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,cameG2064toBethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963,whereὅπουhopouG3699wasG1510thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498[man]LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976,whomJesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424raisedG1453fromamong[the]deadG3498.

2TherethereforeοὖνounG3767theymadeG4160himasupperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,andMarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136servedG1247,butLazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ofthoseattablewithhim.

3MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137thereforeοὖνounG3767,havingtakenG2983apoundofointmentofpureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487ofgreatprice,anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218thefeetG4228ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andwipedhisfeetG4228withherhairθριξὶνthrixinG2359,andthehouseοἰκίαoikiaG3614wasfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137withtheodouroftheointment.

4OneεἷςheisG1520ofhisdisciplesG3101therefore,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455[son]ofSimon, Iscariote,whowasabouttodeliverG3860himup,saysλέγειlegeiG3004,

5WhyτίtiG5101wasthisointmentnotsoldforthreeτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145hundredG5145denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220andgivenG1325tothepoorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434?

6ButhesaidG3004this,notthathecaredforthepoorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,butbecausehewasG1510athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812andhadthebag,andcarriedG941whatwasG1510putβαλλόμεναballomenaG906into[it].

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004, SufferhertohavekeptτηρήσῃtērēsēG5083thisforthedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofmypreparationforburialἐνταφιασμοῦentaphiasmouG1780;

8foryehavethepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842withyou,butmeyehavenotalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

9AgreatπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453knewG1097thathewasG1510there;andtheycameG2064,notbecauseofJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424onlyG3440,butalsoG2532thattheymightseeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976whomheraisedG1453fromamong[the]deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

10ButthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749took counselthattheymightkillἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976alsoκαὶkaiG2532,

11becausemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453wentG5217awayὑπῆγονhupēgonG5217onhisaccountδι᾽di᾽G1223andbelievedG4100onJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

12OnthemorrowagreatπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793whocameG2064tothefeastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859, havingheardG191thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424iscomingG2064intoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,

13tookG2983branchesofpalmsandwentG1831outtomeetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222him,andcried,Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614,blessedG2127[is]hethatcomesG2064inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofIsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

14AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424, havingfoundG2147ayoungass,satG2523uponit;asitisG1510writtenG1125,

15FearφοβοῦphobouG5399not,daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofZionΣιών·SiōnG4622:beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyKingβασιλεύςbasileusG935cometh,sittingG2521onan ass'scoltπῶλονpōlonG4454.

16[Now]hisdisciplesG3101knewG1097notthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778atthefirstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413;butwhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424wasG1510glorifiedG1392,thentheyrememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778wereG1510writtenG1125ofhim,andthattheyhaddonethesethingsταῦταtautaG3778tohim.

17ThecrowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767thatwasG1510withhimborewitnessἘμαρτύρειEmartureiG3140becausehehadcalledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976outofthetombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419,andraisedG1453himfromamong[the]deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

18ThereforealsoκαὶkaiG2532thecrowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793methimbecausetheyhadheardG191thathehaddonethissignσημεῖον.¶sēmeionG4592.

19ThePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004tooneG3762another, YeseeG3708thatyeprofitG5623nothing:beholdἴδεideG2396,theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889isgoneG565afterhim.

20AndtherewereG1510certainτινεςtinesG5100GreeksἝλληνέςHellēnesG1672amongthosewhocameG305upthattheymightworshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352inthefeastἑορτῇ.he'ortēaG1859;

21thesethereforeοὖνounG3767cameG4334toPhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,whowasofBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andtheyaskedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,wedesireθέλομενthelomenG2309toseeG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.

22PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376comesG2064andtellsAndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406, [andagain]AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406comesG2064andPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376,andtheytellG3004JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

23ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611themsayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThehourὥραhōraG5610iscomeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064thattheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444shouldbeglorifiedG1392.

24Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,ExceptthegrainofwheatσίτουsitouG4621fallingG4098intothegroundγῆνgēnG1093dieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itabidesG3306aloneμόνοςmonosG3441;butifitdieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itbearsφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

25HethatlovesG5368hislifeζωὴνzōēnG2222shallloseG622it,andhethathatesG3404hislifeG2222inthisworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889shallkeepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442ittolifeG2222eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166.

26IfanyoneG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247me,lethimfollowἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190me;andwhereὅπουhopouG3699IamG1510,therealsoG2532shallbeG1510myservantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249. [And]ifanyoneG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247me,himshalltheFatherπατήρ.¶patērG3962honour.

27NowΝῦνNunG3568ismysoulψυχήpsuchēG5590troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015,andwhatshallIsayG3004?Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982mefromthishourὥραςhōrasG5610.ButonaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofthishaveIcomeG2064tothishourὥρανhōranG5610.

28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyG1392thynameὄνομα.onomaG3686.TherecameG2064thereforeοὖνounG3767avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outofheavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772,IbothhaveglorifiedG1392andwillglorifyG1392[it]againπάλινpalinG3825.

29ThecrowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,whichstoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476[there]andheardG191[it],saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thatithadthunderedβροντὴνbrontēnG1027.OthersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,AnangelἄγγελοςangelosG32hasspokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980tohim.

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004,NotonmyaccountG1223hasthisvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456comeγέγονενgegonenG1096,butonyours.

31NowνῦνnunG3568isG1510[the]judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920ofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889;nowνῦνnunG3568shalltheprinceἄρχωνarchōnG758ofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889beG1510castἐκβληθήσεταιekblēthēsetaiG1544out:

32andI,ifIbeliftedὑψωθῶhupsōthōG5312upoutoftheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,willdrawἑλκύσωhelkusōG1670alltome.

33ButthishesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591bywhatdeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288hewasabouttodieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

34Thecrowdὄχλος·ochlosG3793answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611him,WehaveheardG191outofthelawνόμουnomouG3551thattheChristχριστὸςchristosG5547abidesμένειmeneiG3306forever;andhowπῶςpōsG4459sayest thouthattheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustbeG1510liftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up?WhoisG1510this,theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?

35JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004tothem,YetalittlewhileisG1510thelightφῶςphōsG5457amongstyou.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileyehavethelightφῶςphōsG5457,thatdarknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653maynotovertakeyou.AndhewhowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653doesnotknowwhereποῦpouG4226hegoesG5217.

36WhileyehavethelightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100inthelightφῶς,phōsG5457,thatyemaybecomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207oflightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424saidG2980thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,andgoingG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565hidG2928himselffromthem.

37ButthoughhehaddonesomanyΤοσαῦταTosautaG5118signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592beforethem,theybelievedG4100notonhim,

38thatthewordλόγοςlogosG3056oftheprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396EsaiaswhichhesaidG3004mightbefulfilled,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whohasbelievedG4100ourreportG3056?andtowhomhasthearmβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962beenrevealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?

39OnthisaccountG1223theycouldnotbelieveπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100,becauseEsaiassaidG3004againπάλινpalinG3825,

40HehasblindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186theireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andhardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456theirheartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,thattheymaynotseeG3708withtheireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andunderstandνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539withtheirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andbeconverted,andIshouldhealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.

41ThesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778saidG3004EsaiasbecausehesawG3708hisgloryδόξανdoxanG1391andspokeG2980ofhim.

42AlthoughindeedfromamongtherulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758alsoG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedG4100onhim,butonaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330didnotconfessG3670[him],thattheymightnotbeputoutofthesynagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656:

43fortheylovedG25gloryδόξανdoxanG1391frommenG444ratherG3123thangloryδόξανdoxanG1391fromGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

44ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG2896andsaidG3004,HethatbelievesG4100onme,believesG4100notonme,butonhimthatsentG3992me;

45andhethatbeholdsθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334me,beholdsθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334himthatsentG3992me.

46Iamcomeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064intotheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889[as]lightφῶςphōsG5457,thateveryoneG3588thatbelievesG4100onmemaynotabideμείνῃ.meinēG3306indarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653;

47andifanyoneG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191mywordsanddonotkeepφυλάξῃ,phulaxēG5442[them],IjudgeκρίνωkrinōG2919himnot,forIamnotcomeG2064thatImightjudgeκρίνωkrinōG2919theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,butthatImightsaveσώσωsōsōG4982theworldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

48HethatrejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114meanddoesnotreceiveG2983mywordsλόγοςlogosG3056,hashimwhojudgesG2919him:thewordG3056whichIhavespokenG2980,thatshalljudgeG2919himinthelastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

49ForIhavenotspokenG2980frommyself,buttheFatherπατήρ,patērG3962whosentG3992mehashimselfgivenG1325mecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whatIshouldsayG3004andwhatIshouldspeakG2980;

50andIknowthathiscommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isG1510lifeζωὴzōēG2222eternalαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166.WhatthereforeοὖνounG3767Ispeakλαλῶ,lalōG2980,astheFatherπατήρ,patērG3962hassaidG3004tome,soIspeakλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980.

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