King James Version
John 12
1ThenοὖνounG3767JesusG2424sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253the passoverπάσχαpaschaG3957cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519BethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963,whereὅπουhopouG3699LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἦνēnG1510which had been deadG2348,whomὃνhonG3739he raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.G3588G3588G3588
2Thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563they madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160himαὐτῷautōG846a supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173;andκαὶkaiG2532Marthaἡ Μάρθαhē MarthaG3588G3136servedδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247:butδὲdeG1161LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἦνēnG1510oneεἷςheisG1520of them that sat at the tableG4873with himαὐτῷ.autōG846.ὁhoG3588τῶνtōnG3588οὖνounG3767
3ThenοὖνounG3767tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137a poundλίτρανlitranG3046of ointmentμύρουmurouG3464of spikenardνάρδουnardouG3487,very costlyπολυτίμουpolutimouG4186,and anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218the feetπόδαςpodasG3588G4228of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG3588G2424,andκαὶkaiG2532wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591hisαὐτῆςautēsG846feetπόδαςpodasG3588G4228withG3588G2359herαὐτοῦ·autouG846hairθριξὶνthrixinG3588G2359:andδὲdeG1161the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137withἐκekG1537the odourὀσμῆςosmēsG3588G3744of the ointmentμύρου.murouG3588G3464.G3588πιστικῆςpistikēsG4101G3588
6δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778he saidG3004,notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754heαὐτῷ,autōG846caredἔμελενemelenG3199forπερὶperiG4012the poorτῶν πτωχῶνtōn ptōchōnG3588G4434;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦνēnG1510a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,andG2532hadἔχωνechōnG2192the bagτὸ γλωσσόκομονto glōssokomonG3588G1101,andG2532bareἐβάσταζεν.¶ebastazenG941what was put thereinτὰ βαλλόμεναta ballomenaG3588G906.
9MuchπολὺςpolusG4183peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793ofἐκekG1537the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767knewἜγνωEgnōG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστιν,estinG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563:andκαὶkaiG2532they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notοὐouG3756forG1223Jesus’ἸησοῦνIēsounG3588G2424sakeG1223onlyG3440,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443they might seeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG3588G2976alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whomὃνhonG3739he had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.G3588
12On the next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887muchπολὺςpolusG4183peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793thatG3588were comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519the feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG3588G1859,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,G3588
13TookἔλαβονelabonG2983branchesτὰ βαΐαta baiaG3588G902of palm treesτῶν φοινίκωνtōn phoinikōnG3588G5404,andG2532wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831forthεἰςeisG1519to meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532criedG2896,Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614:BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isthe Kingὁ βασιλεὺςho basileusG3588G935of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474that comethἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.ὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588
16These thingsταῦταtautaG3778understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097notοὐκoukG3756hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3588G3101at the firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG3588G2424was glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392,thenτότεtoteG5119remembered theyἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754these thingsταῦταtautaG3778wereἦνēnG1510writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thatthey had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778unto himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.G1161G3588
17The peopleὁ ὄχλοςho ochlosG3588G3793thereforeοὖνounG3767that wasὢνōnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846whenὅτεhoteG3753he calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455Lazarusὁ Λάζαρονho LazaronG3588G2976out ofἐκekG1537his graveτὸν μνημείουton mnēmeiouG3588G3419,andκαὶkaiG2532raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498,bare recordἘμαρτύρειEmartureiG3140.τοῦtouG3588
19The PhariseesΟἱ ΦαρισαῖοιHoi PharisaioiG3588G5330thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438,Perceive yeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334howὅτιhotiG3754ye prevailὠφελεῖτεōpheleiteG5623nothingοὐκ οὐδέν;ouk oudenG3756G3762?beholdG3708,the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889is goneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694himαὐτοῦautouG846.
21The sameοὗτοιhoutoiG3778cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334thereforeοὖνounG3767to PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,which was ofἀπὸapoG575BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966of Galileeτῷ Γαλιλαίαςtō GalilaiasG3588G1056,andκαὶkaiG2532desiredἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we wouldθέλομενthelomenG2309seeG3708Jesusτῆς Ἰησοῦνtēs IēsounG3588G2424.τὸνtonG3588
23AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,The hourὁ ὥραho hōraG3588G5610is comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064,thatἵναinaG2443the Sonἡ υἱὸςhē huiosG3588G5207of manὁ ἀνθρώπου.ho anthrōpouG3588G444should be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392.τοῦtouG3588
24VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,ExceptἐὰνeanG1437a cornὁ κόκκοςho kokkosG3588G2848of wheatτοῦ σίτουtou sitouG3588G4621fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098intoεἰςeisG1519the groundτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588G1093anddieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itαὐτὸςautosG846abidethμένει·meneiG3306aloneμόνοςmonosG3441:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437it dieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it bringeth forthφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.μὴmēG3361
25He that lovethφιλῶνphilōnG5368hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeὁ ψυχὴνho psuchēnG3588G5590shall loseἀπολλύειapollueiG622itαὐτήν,autēnG846;andκαὶkaiG2532he that hatethμισῶνmisōnG3404hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG3588G5590inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778worldὁ κόσμῳho kosmōG3588G2889shall keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166.τὴνtēnG3588τῷtōG3588
26IfἘὰνEanG1437any manτιςtisG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247meG1473,let him followἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190meG1473;andG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallG1510alsoG2532myG1699servantὁ διάκονοςho diakonosG3588G1249beG1510:ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247meG1473,himαὐτὸνautonG846willG5091myFatherὁ πατήρ.¶ho patērG3588G3962honourG5091.ὁhoG3588G2532
27NowΝῦνNunG3568isG5015myG1473soulἡ ψυχήhē psuchēG3588G5590troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015;andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shall I sayG3004?Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982meG1473fromἐκekG1537thisταύτης;tautēsG3778hourτῆς ὥραςtēs hōrasG3588G5610:butἀλλὰallaG235forG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223came IἦλθονēlthonG2064untoεἰςeisG1519thisταύτην.tautēnG3778hourτὴν ὥρανtēn hōranG3588G5610.
28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyG1392thyσουsouG4771nameτὸ ὄνομα.to onomaG3588G3686.ThenοὖνounG3767came thereἦλθενēlthenG2064a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦ·tou ouranouG3588G3772, saying,I haveG1392bothκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedG1392it,andκαὶkaiG2532will glorifyG1392itagainπάλινpalinG3825.
29The peopleὁ ὄχλοςho ochlosG3588G3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,that stood byὁ ἑστὼςho hestōsG3588G2476,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἀκούσαςakousasG191it,said thatἔλεγενelegenG3004it thunderedβροντὴν γεγονέναι.brontēn gegonenaiG1027G1096:othersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,An angelἄγγελοςangelosG32spakeλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846.
34The peopleὁ ὄχλος·ho ochlosG3588G3793answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611himαὐτῷautōG846,WeG1473have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191outἐκekG1537of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551thatὅτιhotiG3754Christὁ χριστὸςho christosG3588G5547abidethμένειmeneiG3306forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα,ton aiōnaG3588G165:andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004thouσὺsuG4771,The Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου;tou anthrōpouG3588G444mustδεῖdeiG1163be lifted upὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312?whoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου;¶tou anthrōpouG3588G444?ὅτιhotiG3754
35ThenοὖνounG3767Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,YetἔτιetiG2089a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550isἐστιν.estinG1510the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457withG3326youὑμῖνhuminG4771.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileG2193ye haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457,lestἵναinaG2443darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653come uponκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:forκαὶkaiG2532he that walkethπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043inG1722darknessὁ σκοτίᾳho skotiaG3588G4653knowethG1492notοὐκoukG3756whitherποῦpouG4226he goethὑπάγει.hupageiG5217.μὴmēG3361τῇtēaG3588
36WhileG2193ye haveἔχετε,echeteG2192lightφῶςphōsG3588G5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100inεἰςeisG1519the lightφῶς,phōsG3588G5457,thatἵναinaG2443ye may beγένησθε.genēstheG1096the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.These thingsταῦταtautaG3778spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG3588G2424,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565,and did hide himselfἐκρύβηekrubēG2928fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
38ThatἵναinaG2443the sayingὁ λόγοςho logosG3588G3056of EsaiasἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetτοῦ προφήτουtou prophētouG3588G4396might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137,whichὃνhonG3739he spakeG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101hath believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG1473reportτῇ ἀκοῇtēa akoēaG3588G189?andκαὶkaiG2532to whomτίνιtiniG5101hathG601the armὁ βραχίωνho brachiōnG3588G1023of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962been revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?
40He hath blindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186theirαὐτῶνautōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3588G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532hardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartκαρδίαν,kardianG3588G2588;thatἵναinaG2443they shouldG3708notμὴmēG3361seeG3708withG3588G3788theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3588G3788,norκαὶkaiG2532understandνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539withG3588G2588theirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532be convertedG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I should healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.
42NeverthelessὅμωςhomōsG3676amongἐκekG1537the chief rulersτῶν ἀρχόντωνtōn archontōnG3588G758alsoκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν,autonG846;butἀλλὰallaG235becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the Phariseesτοὺς Φαρισαίουςtous PharisaiousG3588G5330they didG3670notοὐχouchG3756confessG3670him,lestἵναinaG2443they should beγένωνται.genōntaiG1096put out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656:μέντοιmentoiG3305μὴmēG3361
46IἐγὼegōG1473am comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064a lightφῶςphōsG5457intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588G2889,thatἵναinaG2443whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onεἰςeisG1519meἐμὲemeG1473shouldG3306notμὴmēG3361abideμείνῃ.meinēG3306inἐνenG1722darknessὁ σκοτίᾳho skotiaG3588G4653.τῇtēaG3588
47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐάνeanG1437any manτίςtisG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191myG1473wordsτῶν ῥημάτωνtōn rhēmatōnG3588G4487,andκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100notμὴmēG3361,IG1473judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919himαὐτόν·autonG846notοὐouG3756:forγὰρgarG1063I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notοὐouG3756toἵναinaG2443judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588G2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443saveσώσωsōsōG4982the worldτὸν κόσμον.ton kosmonG3588G2889.
48He that rejectethἀθετῶνathetōnG114meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532receivethλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983notμὴmēG3361myG1473wordsὁ ῥήματάho rhēmataG3588G4487,hathἔχειecheiG2192one that judgethκρίνονταkrinontaG2919himαὐτόν·autonG846:the wordτὰ λόγοςta logosG3588G3056thatὃνhonG3739I have spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980,the sameἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565shall judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.τὸνtonG3588ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588
49ForὅτιhotiG3754IG1473haveG2980notοὐκoukG3756spokenG2980ofἐξexG1537myselfG1683;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962which sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG1473,heαὐτόςautosG846gaveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325meG1473a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,whatτίtiG5101I should sayG3004,andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101I should speakG2980.ὁhoG3588
50AndκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentἡ ἐντολὴhē entolēG3588G1785isἐστιν.estinG1510lifeζωὴzōēG2222everlastingαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166:whatsoeverἃhaG3739IG1473speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980thereforeοὖνounG3767,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the Fatherὁ πατήρ,ho patērG3588G3962saidεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046unto meG1473,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I speakλαλῶ.¶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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