aJesus, therefore
, six
days
before
bthe Passover
, came
to cBethany
where
Lazarus
was, whom
Jesus
had raised
from the dead
.
So they made
Him a supper
there
, and aMartha
was serving
; but Lazarus
was one
of those
reclining
at the table with Him.
aMary then
took
a 1pound
of very
costly
bperfume
of pure
nard
, and anointed
the feet
of Jesus
and wiped
His feet
with her hair
; and the house
was filled
with the fragrance
of the perfume
.
But aJudas Iscariot
, one
of His disciples
, who was intending
to 1betray
Him, *said
,
"Why was this
perfume
not sold
for 1three
hundred
denarii
and given
to poor
people?"
Now he said
this
, not because
he was concerned
about
the poor
, but because
he was a thief
, and as he ahad
the money
box
, he used to pilfer
bwhat was put
into it.
Therefore Jesus
said
, "Let
her alone
, so
that she may keep
1it for athe day
of My burial
.
" aFor you always have
the poor
with you, but you do not always
have
Me."
The alarge crowd
of the Jews
then
learned
that He was there
; and they came
, not for Jesus'
sake
only
, but that they might also
see
Lazarus
, bwhom
He raised
from the dead
.
But the chief priests
planned
to put
Lazarus
to death
also
;
because aon account
of him bmany
of the Jews
were going
away
and were believing
in Jesus
.
On the next day
athe large
crowd
who had come
to bthe feast
, when they heard
that Jesus
was coming
to Jerusalem
,
took the branches
of the palm
trees
and went
out to meet
Him, and began to shout
, " aHosanna
! BLESSED
IS HE WHO COMES
IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD
, even
the bKing
of Israel
."
Jesus, finding
a young
donkey
, sat
on it; as it is written
,
" aFEAR NOT, DAUGHTER
OF ZION
; BEHOLD
, YOUR KING
IS COMING
, SEATED
ON A DONKEY'S
COLT
."
aThese things
His disciples
did not understand
at the first
; but when
Jesus
bwas glorified
, then
they remembered
that these
things
were written
of Him, and that they had done
these
things
to Him.
So athe 1people
, who were with Him when
He called
Lazarus
out of the tomb
and raised
him from the dead
, continued
to testify
about Him.
aFor this reason
also
the 1people
went
and met
Him, bbecause
they heard
that He had performed
this
2sign
.
So the Pharisees
said
to one
another
, "You see
that you are not doing
any
good
; look
, the world
has gone
after
Him."
Now there
were some
aGreeks
among
those
who were going
up to worship
at bthe feast
;
these then
came
to aPhilip
, who
was from bBethsaida
of Galilee
, and began to ask
him, saying
, "Sir
, we wish
to see
Jesus
."
Philip *came
and *told
aAndrew
; Andrew
and Philip
*came
and *told
Jesus
.
And Jesus *answered
them, saying
, " aThe hour
has come
for the Son
of Man
to bbe glorified
.
"Truly, truly
, I say
to you, aunless
a grain
of wheat
falls
into the earth
and dies
, it remains
alone
; but if
it dies
, it bears
much
fruit
.
" aHe who loves his 1life
loses
it, and he who bhates
his 1life
in this
world
will keep
it to life
eternal
.
"If anyone
1serves
Me, he must follow
Me; and awhere
I am
, there
My servant
will be also
; if
anyone
1serves
Me, the Father
will bhonor
him.
" aNow My soul
has become troubled
; and what
shall I say
, ` bFather
, save
Me from cthis
hour
'? But for this
purpose I came
to this
hour
.
" aFather, glorify
Your name
." Then
a bvoice
came
out of heaven
: "I have both
glorified
it, and will glorify
it again
."
So the crowd
of people who stood
by and heard
it were saying
that it had thundered
; others
were saying
, " aAn angel
has spoken
to Him."
Jesus answered
and said
, " aThis
voice
has not come
for My sake
, but for your sakes
.
" aNow judgment
is upon this
world
; now
bthe ruler
of this
world
will be cast
out.
"And I, if I aam lifted
up from the earth
, will bdraw
all
men
to Myself
."
But He was saying this
ato indicate
the kind
of death
by which
He was to die
.
The crowd then
answered
Him, "We have heard
out of athe Law
that 1 bthe Christ
is to remain
forever
; and how
can You say
, `The cSon
of Man
must
be dlifted
up'? Who
is this
cSon
of Man
?"
So Jesus
said
to them, " aFor a little
while
longer
bthe Light
is among
you. cWalk
while
you have
the Light
, so
that darkness
will not overtake
you; he who dwalks
in the darkness
does not know
where
he goes
.
"While you have
the Light
, abelieve
in the Light
, so
that you may become
bsons
of Light
."
These things
Jesus
spoke
, and He went
away
and 1 chid
Himself from them.
But though He had performed so
many
1signs
before
them, yet they were not believing
in Him.
This was to fulfill the word
of Isaiah
the prophet
which
he spoke
: " aLORD
, WHO
HAS BELIEVED
OUR REPORT
? AND TO WHOM
HAS THE ARM
OF THE LORD
BEEN REVEALED
?"
For this reason
they could
not believe
, for Isaiah
said
again
,
" aHE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES
AND HE bHARDENED
THEIR HEART
, SO
THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE
WITH THEIR EYES
AND PERCEIVE
WITH THEIR HEART
, AND 1BE CONVERTED
AND I HEAL
THEM."
These things
Isaiah
said
because
ahe saw
His glory
, and bhe spoke
of Him.
Nevertheless amany
even
of bthe rulers
believed
in Him, but cbecause
of the Pharisees
they were not confessing
Him, for fear
that they would be 1 dput
out of the synagogue
;
afor they loved the 1approval
of men
rather
than
the 1approval
of God
.
And Jesus cried
out and said
, " aHe who believes
in Me, does not believe
in Me but in Him who sent
Me.
" aHe who sees Me sees
the One who sent
Me.
" aI have come as Light
into the world
, so
that everyone
who believes
in Me will not remain
in darkness
.
"If anyone
hears
My sayings
and does not keep
them, I do not judge
him; for aI did not come
to judge
the world
, but to save
the world
.
" aHe who rejects Me and does not receive
My sayings
, has
one who judges
him; bthe word
I spoke
is what
will judge
him at cthe last
day
.
" aFor I did not speak 1on My own
initiative
, but the Father
Himself
who sent
Me bhas given
Me a commandment
as to what
to say
and what
to speak
.
"I know that aHis commandment
is eternal
life
; therefore
the things I speak
, I speak
bjust
as the Father
has told
Me."