New American Standard Bible 2020

John 12

Mary Anoints Jesus

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toBethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963whereὅπουhopouG3699LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was, whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424had raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

2SoοὖνounG3767they madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160Him a dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563, andMarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136was servingδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247;and LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was oneεἷςheisG1520of thoseG3588recliningἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōnG345at the table with Him.

3MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137thenοὖνounG3767tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983apoundλίτρανlitranG3046of veryG4186expensiveG4186perfumeμύρουmurouG3464of pureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487,and anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591His feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359;and the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137with the fragranceὀσμῆςosmēsG3744of the perfumeμύρου.murouG3464.

4ButJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,oneεἷςheisG1520of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,the one who intendedμέλλωνmellōnG3195tobetrayπαραδιδόναι·paradidonaiG3860Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004,

5“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101was thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perfumeμύρονmuronG3464not soldἐπράθηeprathēG4097for threeτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145hundredG5145denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220and the proceedsgivenἐδόθηedothēG1325to poorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434people?”

6NowδὲdeG1161he saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,not becauseὅτιhotiG3754he caredἔμελενemelenG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012the poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,but becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812, and as hekeptἔχωνechōnG2192the moneyγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101boxG1101, he used tostealG941fromG941what was putβαλλόμεναballomenaG906into it.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“LeaveἄφεςaphesG863her aloneG863,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443she 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 onG1223accountG1223ofG1223JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424onlyG3440,but soG2443thatG2443they might alsoG2532seeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,whomὃνhonG3739He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

10But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749plannedἐβουλεύσαντοebouleusantoG1011to putG615LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976toG615deathG615alsoκαὶkaiG2532,

11becauseὅτιhotiG3754onG1223accountδι᾽di᾽G1223ofG1223himmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453were goingG5217awayὑπῆγονhupēgonG5217and were believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100in JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

The Triumphal Entry

12On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887, whenthe largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793that had comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tothe feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,

13they tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the branchesβαΐαbaiaG902of the palmφοινίκωνphoinikōnG5404treesG5404and wentG1831outG1831to meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222Him, and beganshoutingἐκραύγαζον·ekraugazonG2905, “Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614!BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,indeedG2532, theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474!”

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

15“Do not fearφοβοῦphobouG5399,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 doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778for Him.

17SoοὖνounG3767thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793,who were with Him whenὅτεhoteG3753He calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976out of the tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498,continued to testifyἘμαρτύρειEmartureiG3140about Him.

18For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223alsoκαὶkaiG2532thepeopleὄχλος,ochlosG3793wentG5221toG5221meetG5221Him,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that He had performedπεποιηκέναιpepoiēkenaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778signσημεῖον.¶sēmeionG4592.

19SoοὖνounG3767the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, “You seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334that you are not accomplishingὠφελεῖτεōpheleiteG5623anythingοὐδέν;oudenG3762;lookἴδεideG2396,the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889has goneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Him!”

Greeks Seek Jesus

20NowδὲdeG1161thereG1563were someτινεςtinesG5100GreeksἝλληνέςHellēnesG1672amongἐκekG1537thoseG3588who were goingG305upG305to worshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352atthe feastἑορτῇ.he'ortēaG1859;

21theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778peoplethenοὖνounG3767cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toPhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,whoG3588was fromBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and were makingG2065aG2065requestG2065of him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we wishθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.”

22PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγειlegeiG3004AndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406; thenAndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406and PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγουσινlegousinG3004JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

23But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611them by sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “The hourὥραhōraG5610has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444tobe glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392.

24TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361a grainκόκκοςkokkosG2848of wheatσίτουsitouG4621fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098into the earthγῆνgēnG1093and diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it remainsμένει·meneiG3306aloneμόνοςmonosG3441;but ifἐὰνeanG1437it diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it bearsφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

25The one who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590losesἀπολλύειapollueiG622it, and the one whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889will keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442itto eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

26IfἘὰνEanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247Me, he must followἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190Me; andwhereὅπουhopouG3699I amG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563My servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249will be alsoG2532;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247Me, the Fatherπατήρ.¶patērG3962willhonorτιμήσειtimēseiG5091him.

Jesus Foretells His Death

27“NowΝῦνNunG3568My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590has become troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015;and whatτίtiG5101am I to sayG3004? ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982Me fromthisταύτης;tautēsG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610’?But for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to thisταύτην.tautēnG3778hourὥρανhōranG5610.

28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyδόξασόνdoxasonG1392Your nameὄνομα.onomaG3686.”ThenοὖνounG3767avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἦλθενēlthenG2064out of heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772: “I have bothG2532glorifiedἐδόξασαedoxasaG1392it,and will glorifyδοξάσω.doxasōG1392itagainπάλινpalinG3825.”

29SoοὖνounG3767the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793who stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476by and heardἀκούσαςakousasG191itwere sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004that it had thunderedβροντὴν γεγονέναι.brontēn gegonenaiG1027 G1096;othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “An angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980to Him!”

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456has not comeγέγονενgegonenG1096for My sakeG1223, but for yours.

31NowνῦνnunG3568judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920is uponthisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;nowνῦνnunG3568the rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889will be castἐκβληθήσεταιekblēthēsetaiG1544outG1544.

32And I, ifἐὰνeanG1437Iam liftedὑψωθῶhupsōthōG5312upG5312from the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, willdrawἑλκύσωhelkusōG1670allπάνταςpantasG3956peopleto MyselfG1683.”

33NowδὲdeG1161He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to indicateσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591whatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288He wasG3195goingG3195toG3195dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

34The crowdὄχλος·ochlosG3793thenοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611Him, “We have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191fromthe LawνόμουnomouG3551that theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547is to remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα,aiōnaG165;and howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatYou sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, ‘TheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163beliftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up’?WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?”

35SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “For a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089the LightφῶςphōsG5457is amongG1722you.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653will not overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638you; alsoκαὶkaiG2532, the one whowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653does not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226he is goingὑπάγει.hupageiG5217.

36WhileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100in the Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.”TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424proclaimedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980,and He wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928Himself from them.

37But though He had performedπεποιηκότοςpepoiēkotosG4160soΤοσαῦταTosautaG5118manyG5118signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inG1715their sightG1715, they stillwere not believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100in Him.

38This happenedsoἵναinaG2443thatG2443the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396whichὃνhonG3739he spokeG3004would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100our reportἀκοῇakoēaG189?And to whomτίνιtiniG5101has the armβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962been revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?”

39For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223they couldἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410not believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100,for IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268saidG3004againπάλινpalinG3825,

40“He has blindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and HehardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456their heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,soG2443thatG2443they will not seeG3708with their eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788and understandνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539with their heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, andbe convertedστραφῶσινstraphōsinG4762, and so I will nothealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.”

41TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saidG3004becauseὅτιhotiG3754he sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391, andhe spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Him.

42Neverthelessὅμως μέντοιhomōs mentoiG3676 G3305manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,evenκαὶkaiG2532ofthe rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him, butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of the PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330they were not confessingὡμολόγουν,hōmologounG3670Him,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443they would not beexcommunicatedγένωνται.genōntaiG1096 G656fromG656theG656synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656;

43for they lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25theapprovalδόξανdoxanG1391of peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanG2228theapprovalδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

44NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedG2896outG2896and saidG3004, “The one who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Me, does not believeπιστεύειpisteueiG4100only in Me, but alsoin Him who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

45Andthe one who seesθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334Me seesθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334Him who sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992Me.

46I have comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064asLightφῶςphōsG5457into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443noμὴmēG3361 G3956oneG3956who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Me will remainμείνῃ.meinēG3306in darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653.

47IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτίςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191MyteachingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487and does not keepφυλάξῃ,phulaxēG5442them, I do not judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919him; forI did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,but to saveσώσωsōsōG4982the worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

48The one who rejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114Me and does notacceptλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983MyteachingsῥήματάrhēmataG4487hasἔχειecheiG2192one who judgesκρίνονταkrinontaG2919him:the wordλόγοςlogosG3056whichὃνhonG3739I spokeἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980.That will judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919him onthe lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

49For I did not speakἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980on My ownG1683,but the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962HimselfαὐτόςautosG846who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992Mehas givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325Me a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785as towhatτίtiG5101to sayG3004and whatτίtiG5101to speakλαλήσω.lalēsōG2980.

50And I knowG3609thatHis commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785is eternalαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222;thereforeοὖνounG3767the things I speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980,I speakλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980justG2531asG2531the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has toldG3004Me.”

Mary Anoints Jesus

The Triumphal Entry

Greeks Seek Jesus

Jesus Foretells His Death

Commentaries on John 12