John 12

Mary Anoints Jesus

11ThereforeG3767, sixG1803 daysG2250 beforeG4253 2the PassoverG3957, JesusG2424 cameG2064 to 3BethanyG963 whereG3699 LazarusG2976 was, whomG3739 JesusG2424 had raisedG1453 from the deadG3498. 2SoG3767 they madeG4160 Him a dinnerG1173 thereG1563, and 4MarthaG3136 was servingG1247; and LazarusG2976 was oneG1520 of thoseG3588 recliningG345 at the table with Him. 35MaryG3137 thenG3767 tookG2983 a 6poundG3046 of veryG4186 expensiveG4186 7perfumeG3464 of pureG4101 nardG3487, and anointedG218 the feetG4228 of JesusG2424 and wipedG1591 His feetG4228 with her hairG2359; and the houseG3614 was filledG4137 with the fragranceG3744 of the perfumeG3464. 4But 8JudasG2455 IscariotG2469, oneG1520 of His disciplesG3101, the one who intendedG3195 to 9betrayG3860 Him, saidG3004, 5“WhyG1223G5101 was thisG3778 perfumeG3464 not soldG4097 for threeG5145 hundredG5145 10denariiG1220 and the proceeds givenG1325 to poorG4434 people?” 6NowG1161 he saidG3004 thisG3778, not becauseG3754 he caredG3199 aboutG4012 the poorG4434, but becauseG3754 he was a thiefG2812, and as he 11keptG2192 the moneyG1101 boxG1101, he used to 12stealG941 fromG941 13what was putG906 into it. 7ThereforeG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004, “LeaveG863 her aloneG863, soG2443 thatG2443 she may keepG5083 it 14for 15the dayG2250 of My burialG1780. 816For you alwaysG3842 haveG2192 the poorG4434 with you, but you do not alwaysG3842 haveG2192 Me.”

9The 17largeG4183 crowdG3793 of the JewsG2453 thenG3767 learnedG1097 that He was thereG1563; and they cameG2064, not onG1223 accountG1223 ofG1223 JesusG2424 onlyG3440, but soG2443 thatG2443 they might alsoG2532 seeG3708 LazarusG2976, 18whomG3739 He raisedG1453 from the deadG3498. 10But the chiefG749 priestsG749 plannedG1011 to putG615 LazarusG2976 toG615 deathG615 alsoG2532, 11becauseG3754 19onG1223 accountG1223 ofG1223 him 20manyG4183 of the JewsG2453 were goingG5217 awayG5217 and were believingG4100 in JesusG2424.

The Triumphal Entry

12On the nextG1887 dayG1887, when 21the largeG4183 crowdG3793 that had comeG2064 to 22the feastG1859 heardG191 that JesusG2424 was comingG2064 to JerusalemG2414, 13they tookG2983 the branchesG902 of the palmG5404 treesG5404 and wentG1831 outG1831 to meetG5222 Him, and began shoutingG2905, “23HosannaG5614! BlessedG2127 is He who comesG2064 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962, indeedG2532, the 24KingG935 of IsraelG2474!” 14JesusG2424, findingG2147 a youngG3678 donkeyG3678, satG2523 on it; as it is writtenG1125: 15“25Do not fearG5399, daughterG2364 of ZionG4622; beholdG2400, your KingG935 is comingG2064, seatedG2521 on a donkey’sG3688 coltG4454.” 1626TheseG3778 thingsG3778 His disciplesG3101 did not understandG1097 at the firstG4413; but whenG3753 JesusG2424 27was glorifiedG1392, thenG5119 they rememberedG3403 that theseG3778 thingsG3778 were writtenG1125 of Him, and that they had doneG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 for Him. 17SoG3767 28the 29peopleG3793, who were with Him whenG3753 He calledG5455 LazarusG2976 out of the tombG3419 and raisedG1453 him from the deadG3498, continued to testifyG3140 about Him. 1830For thisG3778 reasonG1223 alsoG2532 the 31peopleG3793 wentG5221 toG5221 meetG5221 Him, 32becauseG3754 they heardG191 that He had performedG4160 thisG3778 33signG4592. 19SoG3767 the PhariseesG5330 saidG3004 34to oneG1438 anotherG1438, “You seeG2334 that you are not accomplishingG5623 anythingG3762; lookG2396, the worldG2889 has goneG565 afterG3694 Him!”

Greeks Seek Jesus

20NowG1161 thereG1563 were someG5100 35GreeksG1672 amongG1537 thoseG3588 who were goingG305 upG305 to worshipG4352 at 36the feastG1859; 21theseG3778 people thenG3767 cameG4334 to 37PhilipG5376, whoG3588 was from 38BethsaidaG966 of GalileeG1056, and were makingG2065 aG2065 requestG2065 of him, sayingG3004, “SirG2962, we wishG2309 to seeG3708 JesusG2424.” 22PhilipG5376 cameG2064 and toldG3004 39AndrewG406; then AndrewG406 and PhilipG5376 cameG2064 and toldG3004 JesusG2424. 23But JesusG2424 answeredG611 them by sayingG3004, “40The hourG5610 has comeG2064 for the SonG5207 of ManG444 to 41be glorifiedG1392. 24TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 42unlessG1437G3361 a grainG2848 of wheatG4621 fallsG4098 into the earthG1093 and diesG599, it remainsG3306 aloneG3441; but ifG1437 it diesG599, it bearsG5342 muchG4183 fruitG2590. 2543The one who lovesG5368 his 44lifeG5590 losesG622 it, and the one who 45hatesG3404 his 46lifeG5590 in thisG3778 worldG2889 will keepG5442 it 47to eternalG166 lifeG2222. 26IfG1437 anyoneG5100 48servesG1247 Me, he must followG190 Me; and 49whereG3699 I amG1510, thereG1563 My servantG1249 will be alsoG2532; ifG1437 anyoneG5100 50servesG1247 Me, the FatherG3962 will 51honorG5091 him.

Jesus Foretells His Death

27“52NowG3568 My soulG5590 has become troubledG5015; and whatG5101 am I to sayG3004? ‘53FatherG3962, saveG4982 Me from 54thisG3778 hourG5610’? But for thisG3778 purpose I cameG2064 to thisG3778 hourG5610. 2855FatherG3962, glorifyG1392 Your nameG3686.” ThenG3767 a 56voiceG5456 cameG2064 out of heavenG3772: “I have bothG2532 glorifiedG1392 it, and will glorifyG1392 it againG3825.” 29SoG3767 the crowdG3793 who stoodG2476 by and heardG191 it were sayingG3004 that it had thunderedG1027G1096; othersG243 were sayingG3004, “57An angelG32 has spokenG2980 to Him!” 30JesusG2424 respondedG611 and saidG3004, “58ThisG3778 voiceG5456 has not comeG1096 for My sakeG1223, but for yours. 3159NowG3568 judgmentG2920 is upon thisG3778 worldG2889; nowG3568 60the rulerG758 of thisG3778 worldG2889 will be castG1544 outG1544. 32And I, ifG1437 I 61am liftedG5312 upG5312 from the earthG1093, will 62drawG1670 allG3956 people to MyselfG1683.” 33NowG1161 He was sayingG3004 thisG3778 63to indicateG4591 whatG4169 kindG4169 of deathG2288 He wasG3195 goingG3195 toG3195 dieG599. 34The crowdG3793 thenG3767 answeredG611 Him, “We have heardG191 from 64the LawG3551 that 65the 66ChristG5547 is to remainG3306 foreverG165; and howG4459 is it that You sayG3004, ‘The 67SonG5207 of ManG444 mustG1163 be 68liftedG5312 up’? WhoG5101 is thisG3778 69SonG5207 of ManG444?” 35SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “70For a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089 71the LightG5457 is amongG1722 you. 72WalkG4043 whileG5613 you haveG2192 the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 darknessG4653 will not overtakeG2638 you; alsoG2532, the one who 73walksG4043 in the darknessG4653 does not knowG3609 whereG4226 he is goingG5217. 36WhileG5613 you haveG2192 the LightG5457, 74believeG4100 in the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 you may becomeG1096 75sonsG5207 of LightG5457.”

TheseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 proclaimedG2980, and He wentG565 awayG565 and 76hidG2928 Himself from them. 37But though He had performedG4160 soG5118 manyG5118 77signsG4592 inG1715 their sightG1715, they still were not believingG4100 in Him. 38This happened soG2443 thatG2443 the wordG3056 of IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 whichG3739 he spokeG3004 would be fulfilledG4137: “78LordG2962, whoG5101 has believedG4100 our reportG189? And to whomG5101 has the armG1023 of the LordG2962 been revealedG601?” 39For thisG3778 reasonG1223 they couldG1410 not believeG4100, for IsaiahG2268 saidG3004 againG3825, 40“79He has blindedG5186 their eyesG3788 and He 80hardenedG4456 their heartG2588, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not seeG3708 with their eyesG3788 and understandG3539 with their heartG2588, and 81be convertedG4762, and so I will not healG2390 them.” 41TheseG3778 thingsG3778 IsaiahG2268 saidG3004 becauseG3754 82he sawG3708 His gloryG1391, and 83he spokeG2980 aboutG4012 Him. 42NeverthelessG3676G3305 84manyG4183, evenG2532 of 85the rulersG758, believedG4100 in Him, but 86becauseG1223 of the PhariseesG5330 they were not confessingG3670 Him, soG2443 thatG2443 they would not be 87excommunicatedG1096G656 fromG656 theG656 synagogueG656; 4388for they lovedG25 the 89approvalG1391 of peopleG444 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the 90approvalG1391 of GodG2316.

44NowG1161 JesusG2424 criedG2896 outG2896 and saidG3004, “91The one who believesG4100 in Me, does not believeG4100 only in Me, but also in Him who sentG3992 Me. 45And 92the one who seesG2334 Me seesG2334 Him who sentG3992 Me. 4693I have comeG2064 as LightG5457 into the worldG2889, soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361G3956 oneG3956 who believesG4100 in Me will remainG3306 in darknessG4653. 47IfG1437 anyoneG5100 hearsG191 My 94teachingsG4487 and does not keepG5442 them, I do not judgeG2919 him; for 95I did not comeG2064 to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but to saveG4982 the worldG2889. 4896The one who rejectsG114 Me and does not 97acceptG2983 My 98teachingsG4487 hasG2192 one who judgesG2919 him: 99the wordG3056 whichG3739 I spokeG2980. That will judgeG2919 him on 100the lastG2078 dayG2250. 49101For I did not speakG2980 102on My ownG1683, but the FatherG3962 HimselfG846 who sentG3992 Me 103has givenG1325 Me a commandmentG1785 as to whatG5101 to sayG3004 and whatG5101 to speakG2980. 50And I knowG3609 that 104His commandmentG1785 is eternalG166 lifeG2222; thereforeG3767 the things I speakG2980, I speakG2980 105justG2531 asG2531 the FatherG3962 has toldG3004 Me.”