Joh 12 | NASB1995 | STEP | Jesus , therefore , six days before the Passover , came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead .

1 ^aJesus, therefore, six days before ^bthe Passover, came to ^cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a supper there, and ^dMartha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 ^eMary then took a ^{▼▼ I.e. a Roman pound, equaling 12 oz}pound of very costly ^gperfume 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. 4 But ^hJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to ^{▼▼ Or hand Him over}betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for ^{▼▼ Equivalent to 11 months’ wages}three hundred denarii and given to poor people?” 6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^khad the money box, he used to pilfer ^lwhat was put into it. 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep ^{▼▼ I.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial}it for ⁿthe day of My burial. 8 ^o“For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

9 The ^plarge 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, ^qwhom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because ^ron account of him ^smany of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

12 On the next day ^tthe large crowd who had come to ^uthe feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, ^v“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the ^wKing of Israel.” 14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15 ^x“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” 16 ^yThese things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus ^zwas glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him. 17 So ^aathe ^{▼▼ Lit crowd}people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him. 18 ^acFor this reason also the ^{▼▼ Lit crowd}people went and met Him, ^aebecause they heard that He had performed this ^{▼▼ Or attesting miracle}sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now there were some ^agGreeks among those who were going up to worship at ^ahthe feast; 21 these then came to ^aiPhilip, who was from ^ajBethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip came and told ^akAndrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, ^al“The hour has come for the Son of Man to ^ambe glorified. 24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^anunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 ^ao“He who loves his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life loses it, and he who ^aqhates his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 “If anyone ^{▼▼ Or is serving}serves Me, he must follow Me; and ^atwhere I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone ^{▼▼ Or is serving}serves Me, the Father will ^avhonor him.

Jesus Foretells His Death

27 ^aw“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘ ^axFather, save Me from ^aythis hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 ^az“Father, glorify Your name.” Then a ^bavoice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, ^bb“An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, ^bc“This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes. 31 ^bd“Now judgment is upon this world; now ^bethe ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 “And I, if I ^bfam lifted up from the earth, will ^bgdraw all men to Myself.” 33 But He was saying this ^bhto indicate the kind of death by which He was to die. 34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of ^bithe Law that ^{▼▼ I.e. the Messiah
,} ^bkthe Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The ^blSon of Man must be ^bmlifted up’? Who is this ^bnSon of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, ^bo“For a little while longer ^bpthe Light is among you. ^bqWalk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who ^brwalks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 “While you have the Light, ^bsbelieve in the Light, so that you may become ^btsons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and ^{▼▼ Lit was hidden
,} ^bvhid Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed so many ^{▼▼ Or attesting signs}signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: ^bx“Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 ^by“He has blinded their eyes and He ^bz hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and ^{▼▼ Lit be turned; i.e. turn about} be converted and I heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because ^cbhe saw His glory, and ^cche spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless ^cdmany even of ^cethe rulers believed in Him, but ^cfbecause of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be ^{▼▼ I.e. excommunicated
,} ^chput out of the synagogue; 43 ^cifor they loved the ^{▼▼ Or glory}approval of men rather than the ^{▼▼ Or glory}approval of God.

44 And Jesus cried out and said, ^cl“He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 ^cm“He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 ^cn“I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^coI did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 ^cp“He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; ^cqthe word I spoke is what will judge him at ^crthe last day. 49 ^cs“For I did not speak ^{▼▼ Lit of Myself}on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^cuhas given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. 50 “I know that ^cvHis commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^cwjust as the Father has told Me.”