OTNT

Jn 12


12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

12:2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.

12:3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

12:4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,

12:5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.”

12:6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

12:7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.

12:8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

12:9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

12:10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

12:11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.

12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.

12:13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

12:14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written,

12:15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

12:16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.

12:17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.

12:18 Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him.

12:19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”

12:20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast.

12:21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.”

12:22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

12:23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

12:24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

12:25 The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

12:26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

12:27 “Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.

12:28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

12:29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

12:30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine.

12:31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.

12:32 But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.”

12:33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

12:34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

12:35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

12:36 Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

12:37 Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.

12:38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

12:39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn–and I would heal them.”

12:41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

12:42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;

12:43 for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

12:44 Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.

12:45 When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me.

12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

12:47 “As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.

12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.

12:49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.

12:50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

12:1 Then Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

12:2 Therefore they made Him a supper there; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with Him.

12:3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment, of very valuable 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 ointment.

12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was about to betray Him, said,

12:5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?

12:6 But he said this not because it mattered to him concerning the poor, but because he was a thief, and holding the purse, carried off what was put into it.

12:7 Then Jesus said, Leave her alone; she has reserved it for the day of My burial.

12:8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have Me.

12:9 Then a great crowd of the Jews found out that He was there, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

12:10 And the chief priests took counsel to kill Lazarus also,

12:11 Because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed into Jesus.

12:12 On the next day, the great crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,

12:13 Took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!

12:14 And Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it, as it is written,

12:15 Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey s colt.

12:16 These things His disciples did not understand at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him and that they had done these things to Him.

12:17 The crowd therefore that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead testified.

12:18 For this reason the crowd also went and met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.

12:19 The Pharisees then said to one another, You see that you are not doing anything worthwhile; behold, the world has gone after Him.

12:20 And there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

12:21 These then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.

12:22 Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew came, and Philip too, and they told Jesus.

12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

12:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

12:25 He who loves his soul-life loses it; and he who hates his soul-life in this world shall keep it unto eternal life.

12:26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

12:27 Now is My soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me out of this hour. But for this reason I have come to this hour.

12:28 Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came out of heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.

12:29 The crowd therefore which stood by and heard it said that there had been thunder; others said, An angel has spoken to Him.

12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake.

12:31 Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the ruler of this world be cast out.

12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.

12:33 But He said this signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

12:34 The crowd therefore answered Him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abides forever; and how is it that You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?

12:35 Jesus then said to them, The light is still among you a little while. Walk while you have the light so that darkness may not overcome you; and he who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

12:36 While you have the light, believe into the light, so that you may become sons of light.

12:37 But though He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe into Him,

12:38 That the word of the prophet Isaiah which he said might be fulfilled, Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

12:39 For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

12:40 He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, that they might not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.

12:41 These things said Isaiah because he saw His glory and spoke concerning Him.

12:42 Nevertheless even many of the rulers believed into Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;

12:43 For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

12:44 But Jesus cried out and said, He who believes into Me does not believe into Me, but into Him who sent Me;

12:45 And he who beholds Me beholds Him who sent Me.

12:46 I have come as a light into the world, that everyone who believes into Me would not remain in darkness.

12:47 And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

12:48 He who rejects Me and does not receive My words has one who judges him; the word which I have spoken, that will judge him in the last day.

12:49 For I have not spoken from Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He Himself has given Me commandment, what to say and what to speak.

12:50 And I know that His commandment is eternal life. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father has said to Me, so I speak.