Revised Version 1895

John 12

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250beforeπρὸproG4253theὉHoG3588passoverπάσχαpaschaG3957cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519BethanyΒηθανίαν,BēthanianG963,whereὅπουhopouG3699LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasἦνēnG1510,whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

2SoοὖνounG3767theyG846madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160himG846aG1510supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563:andκαὶkaiG2532MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136servedδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247;butδὲdeG1161LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976wasG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537themG846thatG846sat atmeatG3588withσὺνsunG4862himG846.

3MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137thereforeοὖνounG3767tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983apoundλίτρανlitranG3046ofG1537ointmentμύρουmurouG3464ofG1537spikenard,veryG846preciousπολυτίμουpolutimouG4186,andG2532anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218theG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228ofG1537JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andG2532wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591hisG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228withG1537herG846hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359:andG2532theG3588houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614wasfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137withG1537theG3588odourofG1537theG3588ointmentμύρου.murouG3464.

4ButδὲdeG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,whichG3588shouldbetrayπαραδιδόναι·paradidonaiG3860himαὐτὸνautonG846, saith,

5WhyτίtiG5101wasnotοὐκoukG3756thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ointmentμύρονmuronG3464soldἐπράθηeprathēG4097forδιὰdiaG1223threeτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145hundredG5145pence,andG2532givenἐδόθηedothēG1325toG2532theτὸtoG3588poorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434?

6NowG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778heG2532saidG3004,notοὐχouchG3756becauseG3754heG2532caredforG3754theτῶνtōnG3588poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434;butG1161becauseG3754heG2532wasG1510athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,andG2532havingἔχωνechōnG2192theτὸtoG3588bag tookawayἐβάσταζεν.¶ebastazenG941whatτὰtaG3588wasG1510putβαλλόμεναballomenaG906therein.

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004, Sufferherαὐτήν,autēnG846toG1519keepτηρήσῃtērēsēG5083itαὐτό·autoG846againstG1519theG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG2250myG5083burying.

8ForγὰρgarG1063theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434ye havealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438;butδὲdeG1161meἐμὲemeG1473ye havenotοὐouG3756alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

9TheG3588commonpeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767ofἐκekG1537theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453learnedἜγνωEgnōG1097thatG3754heG2532wasἐστιν,estinG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563:andG2532theyG3767cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,notοὐouG3756forG3754Jesus’ἸησοῦνIēsounG2424sakeδιὰdiaG1223onlyG3440,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG3754theyG3767mightG2532seeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976alsoG2532,whomὃνhonG3739heG2532hadraisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

10ButδὲdeG1161theG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749took counselthatG2443theyG2532mightG2532putG615LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG2443deathG615;

11becauseG3754thatG3754byG1223reasonG1223ofG1223himαὐτὸνautonG846manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofG1223theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453wentG5217awayὑπῆγονhupēgonG5217,andκαὶkaiG2532believedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100onεἰςeisG1519JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

12OnG1519theG3588morrow agreatπολὺςpolusG4183multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793thatG3754hadcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toG1519theG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,whenG191theyG3754heardG191thatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wascomingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,

13tookἔλαβονelabonG2983theτὰtaG3588branchesβαΐαbaiaG902ofG2962theτῶνtōnG3588palmφοινίκωνphoinikōnG5404treesG5404,andG2532wentG1831forthG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222himG846,andG2532criedἐκραύγαζον·ekraugazonG2905outG1831,Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614:BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isheG2532thatG846comethinἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG2962theὁhoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,evenG2532theτοῦtouG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG2962IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

14AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424, havingfoundΕὑρὼνHeurōnG2147aG1510youngὀνάριονonarionG3678ass,satἐκάθισενekathisenG2523thereon;asκαθώςkathōsG2531itαὐτό,autoG846isG1510writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125,

15FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofG1909ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622:beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyKingβασιλεύςbasileusG935cometh,sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521onG1909an ass’scoltπῶλονpōlonG4454.

16TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097notοὐκoukG3756hisG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101attheG3588firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424wasG1510glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392,thenG2532rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403theyG846thatG3754theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778wereG1510writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846,andG2532thatG3754theyG846haddoneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778untohimG846.

17TheG3588multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG3754wasὢνōnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846whenὅτεhoteG3753heG2532calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976outG1537ofG1537theG3588tombμνημείουmnēmeiouG3419,andG2532raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498, barewitnessἘμαρτύρειEmartureiG3140.

18ForG3754thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532theG3588multitudeὄχλος,ochlosG3793wentG5221andG2532metG5221himαὐτῷautōG846,forG3754thatG3754theyαὐτὸνautonG846heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatG3754heG2532haddoneG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778signσημεῖον.¶sēmeionG4592.

19TheΟἱHoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438,BeholdἴδεideG2396howὅτιhotiG3754ye prevailnothingοὐδέν;oudenG3762:loG2396,theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889isgoneἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694himαὐτοῦautouG846.

20NowδὲdeG1161thereG1510wereG1510certainτινεςtinesG5100GreeksἝλληνέςHellēnesG1672amongἐνenG1722thoseτῶνtōnG3588thatG2443wentG305upG305toG2443worshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352attheτῇtēaG3588feastἑορτῇ.he'ortēaG1859:

21theseG3778thereforeοὖνounG3767cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toG3004PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,whichG3588wasofG575BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966ofG575GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,weG3778wouldG2962seeG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.

22PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376comethandG2532tellethAndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406:AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406cometh,andG2532PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376,andG2532theyG2532tellG3004JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

23AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answereththemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TheG3588hourὥραhōraG5610iscomeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064,thatG2443theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444shouldG2443beG444glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392.

24Verily, verily,IG281sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,ExceptμὴmēG3361agrainG2590ofG1093wheatσίτουsitouG4621fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588earthG1093andG1161dieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itG846abidethbyG3004itselfG846aloneμόνοςmonosG3441;butG1161ifG1437itG846dieἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,itG846bearethmuchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

25HeG2532thatG3778lovethhisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222losethitαὐτήν,autēnG846;andG2532heG2532thatG3778hatethhisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeG2222inἐνenG1722thisG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889shallG3778keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846untolifeG2222eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166.

26IfἘὰνEanG1437anyG5100manG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247meG1473,letG1510himG846followἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190meG1473;andG2532whereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473amG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallG2532alsoG2532myG1699servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249beG1510:ifἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100serveδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247meG1473,himG846willG1510theG3588Fatherπατήρ.¶patērG3962honour.

27NowΝῦνNunG3568ismyG3004soulψυχήpsuchēG5590troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015;andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shallG3778IG1473sayG3004?Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982meG3004fromἐκekG1537thisG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610.ButἀλλὰallaG235forεἰςeisG1519thisG3778causecameἦλθονēlthonG2064IG1473untothisG3778hourὥρανhōranG5610.

28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyδόξασόνdoxasonG1392thynameὄνομα.onomaG3686.ThereG3962cameἦλθενēlthenG2064thereforeοὖνounG3767avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outG1537ofG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772, saying,IG2532havebothG2532glorifiedἐδόξασαedoxasaG1392itG3825,andG2532willG2532glorifyδοξάσω.doxasōG1392itG3825againπάλινpalinG3825.

29TheG3588multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767,thatG3004stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476byG3004,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἀκούσαςakousasG191itG846,saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thatG3004itG846hadthunderedβροντὴνbrontēnG1027:othersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,Anγεγονέναι.gegonenaiG1096angelἄγγελοςangelosG32hathspokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980toG3004himG846.

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andG2532saidG3004,ThisαὕτηhautēG3778voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456hathnotοὐouG3756comeγέγονενgegonenG1096forG1223myG1096sakeG1223,butἀλλὰallaG235forG1223yourG2532sakesG1223.

31NowνῦνnunG3568isG1510theG3588judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920ofG3588thisG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889:nowνῦνnunG3568shallG3778theG3588princeἄρχωνarchōnG758ofG3588thisG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889beG1510castἐκβληθήσεταιekblēthēsetaiG1544outἔξω,exōG1854.

32AndG1093IG1437,ifG1437IG1437beG3956liftedὑψωθῶhupsōthōG5312upfromἐκekG1537theG3956earthγῆς,gēsG1093,willG3956drawἑλκύσωhelkusōG1670allG3956menG3956untomyselfG1683.

33ButδὲdeG1161thisG3778heG3778saidἔλεγενelegenG3004,signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591byG3004whatποίῳpoiōG4169mannerofG3004deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288heG3778shouldG3778dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

34TheG3588multitudeὄχλος·ochlosG3793thereforeοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611himαὐτῷautōG846,WeG2249haveG1510heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191outἐκekG1537ofG5207theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551thatG3754theG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547abidethforεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνα,aiōnaG165:andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459sayest thou,TheG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustbeG1510liftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312upG1210?whoG3588isG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?

35JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,YetG2532a littlewhileG1722isἐστιν.estinG1510theG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457amongG1722youG5210.WalkG4043whileG1722ye havetheG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457,thatG2443darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youG5210notG3756:andG2532heG2532thatG2443walkethinG1722theG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653knowethnotG3756whitherheG2532goeth.

36WhileὡςhōsG5613ye havetheτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588lightφῶς,phōsG5457,thatἵναinaG2443yemayG2532becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778spakeJesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,andG2532heG2532departedἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andG2532hidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928himselfG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themG846.

37ButG1161thoughG1161heG846haddoneπεποιηκότοςpepoiēkotosG4160soG1161manyΤοσαῦταTosautaG5118signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715themG846,yetG1161theyG846believedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100notοὐκoukG3756onεἰςeisG1519himG846:

38thatG3739theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396mightG2532beG2532fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137,whichG3739heG2532spake,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoG3739hathbelievedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG2532reportG3056?AndG2532toἵναinaG2443whomG3739haththeτῇtēaG3588armβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023ofG3056theὁhoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962beenG2532revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?

39ForG3754thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causetheyG3754couldἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410notοὐκoukG3756believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100,forG3754thatG3754IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268saidG3004againπάλινpalinG3825,

40HeG2532hathblindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andG2532heG2532hardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456theirG846heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588;LestμὴmēG3361theyG846shouldG2443seeG3708withG2532theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andG2532perceiveG3708withG2532theirG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,AndG2532shouldG2443turnστραφῶσινstraphōsinG4762,AndG2532IG2532shouldG2443healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themG846.

41TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778saidG3004IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268,becauseὅτιhotiG3754heG2532sawG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;andG2532heG2532spakeofG1391himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

42NeverthelessG235evenκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537theG3588rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onεἰςeisG1519himG846;butG235becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofG1537theG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330theyG846didG1096notοὐχouchG3756confessὡμολόγουν,hōmologounG3670itG846,lestμὴmēG3361theyG846shouldἵναinaG2443beG1096putG656outG1537ofG1537theG3588synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656:

43forγὰρgarG1063theylovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2316menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἤπερēperG2260theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

44AndG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896andG2532saidG3004,HeG2532thatG3004believethonεἰςeisG1519meG3004, believethnotοὐouG3756onεἰςeisG1519meG3004,butδὲdeG1161onεἰςeisG1519himG2532thatG3004sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992meG3004.

45AndG2532heG2532that beholdethmeG1473beholdethhimG2532thatsentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992meG1473.

46IG1473amG1473comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064alightφῶςphōsG5457intoG1519theG3956worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,thatG2443whosoever believethonG1722meG1473mayG2443notμὴmēG3361abideμείνῃ.meinēG3306inG1722theG3956darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653.

47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100hearἀκούσῃakousēG191myG191sayingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487,andκαὶkaiG2532keepφυλάξῃ,phulaxēG5442themG846notG3756,IG1473judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919himG846notG3756:forγὰρgarG1063IG1473cameἦλθονēlthonG2064notG3756toἵναinaG2443judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919theG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443saveσώσωsōsōG4982theG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

48HeG2532thatG3739rejectethmeG1473,andG2532receivethnotμὴmēG3361myG1722sayingsG3056, hathoneG3739thatG3739judgethhimG846:theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056thatG3739IG1473spake,theG3588sameG846shallG2532judgeG2919himG846inG1722theG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

49ForὅτιhotiG3754IG1473spakenotοὐκoukG3756fromἐξexG1537myselfG1683;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962whichG5101sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG1325,heG2532hathgivenG1325meG1325acommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785,whatG5101IG1473shouldG2532sayG3004,andG2532whatG5101IG1473shouldG2532speakG2980.

50AndG2532IG1473knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isἐστιν.estinG1510lifeζωὴzōēG2222eternalαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166:theἡhēG3588thingsG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767whichG3739IG1473speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962hathsaidG3004untomeG3004,soG3767IG1473speakλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

Commentaries on John 12