New American Standard Bible 1995

John 12:1-19

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,thereforeοὖνounG3767,sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toBethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963whereὅπουhopouG3699LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was, whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

2SoοὖνounG3767they madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160Him a supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563, andMarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136was servingδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247;but LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was oneεἷςheisG1520of thoseG3588recliningἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōnG345at the table with Him.

3MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137thenοὖνounG3767tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983apoundλίτρανlitranG3046of veryG4186costlyG4186perfumeμύρουmurouG3464of pureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487,and anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591His feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359;and the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137with the fragranceὀσμῆςosmēsG3744of the perfumeμύρου.murouG3464.

4ButJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,oneεἷςheisG1520of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,who was intendingμέλλωνmellōnG3195tobetrayπαραδιδόναι·paradidonaiG3860Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004,

5“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101was thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perfumeμύρονmuronG3464not soldἐπράθηeprathēG4097forthreeτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145hundredG5145denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220and givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to poorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434people?”

6NowδὲdeG1161he saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,not becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was concernedἔμελενemelenG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012the poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,but becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812, and as hehadἔχωνechōnG2192the moneyγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101boxG1101,he used to pilferἐβάσταζεν.¶ebastazenG941what was putβαλλόμεναballomenaG906into it.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“LetG863her aloneἄφεςaphesG863,soἵναinaG2443that she may keepτηρήσῃtērēsēG5083it forthe dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of My burialἐνταφιασμοῦentaphiasmouG1780.

8For you alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετεecheteG2192the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434with you, but you do not alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετε.¶echeteG2192Me.”

9ThelargeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453thenοὖνounG3767learnedἜγνωEgnōG1097that He was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,not for Jesus’ἸησοῦνIēsounG2424sakeδιὰdiaG1223onlyG3440,but that they might alsoG2532seeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,whomὃνhonG3739He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

10But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749plannedἐβουλεύσαντοebouleusantoG1011to putG615LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976to deathG615alsoκαὶkaiG2532;

11becauseὅτιhotiG3754on accountδι᾽di᾽G1223of himmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453were goingG5217awayὑπῆγονhupēgonG5217and were believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100in JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

12On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887the largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793who had comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tothe feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,

13tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the branchesβαΐαbaiaG902of the palmφοινίκωνphoinikōnG5404treesG5404and wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out to meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222Him, and beganto shoutἐκραύγαζον·ekraugazonG2905, “Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614!BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,evenG2532theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

14JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,findingΕὑρὼνHeurōnG2147a youngG3678donkeyG3678,satἐκάθισενekathisenG2523on it; as it is writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125,

15“FearφοβοῦphobouG5399not, daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,seatedκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on a donkey’sὄνου.onouG3688coltπῶλονpōlonG4454.”

16TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101did not understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097at the firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413;but whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424was glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392,thenτότεtoteG5119they rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778were writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125of Him, and that they had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778to Him.

17SoοὖνounG3767thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793,who were with Him whenὅτεhoteG3753He calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976out of the tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498,continuedG3140to testifyG3140about Him.

18For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532thepeopleὄχλος,ochlosG3793wentG5221and metG5221Him,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that He had performedπεποιηκέναιpepoiēkenaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778signσημεῖον.¶sēmeionG4592.

19SoοὖνounG3767the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, “You seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334that you are not doingG5623anyοὐδέν;oudenG3762goodG5623;lookἴδεideG2396,the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889has goneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Him.”

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