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

²So they made him a supper there . Martha served , but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him .

³Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard , very precious , and anointed Jesus ’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair . The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment .[#12:3 a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams]

⁴Then Judas Iscariot , Simon’s son, one of his disciples , who would betray him , said ,

⁵“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor ?”[#12:5 300 denarii was about a year’s wages for an agricultural labourer.]

⁶Now he said this , not because he cared for the poor , but because he was a thief , and having the money box , used to steal what was put into it .

⁷But Jesus said , “Leave her alone . She has kept this for the day of my burial .

⁸For you always have the poor with you , but you don’ t always have me .”

⁹A large crowd therefore of the Jews learnt that he was there ; and they came , not for Jesus ’ sake only , but that they might see Lazarus also , whom he had raised from the dead .

¹⁰But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also ,

¹¹because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus .

¹²On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast . When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem ,

¹³they 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 , the King of Israel !”[#12:13 “Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we pray”.; #Psalms 118:25-26]

¹⁴Jesus , having found a young donkey , sat on it . As it is written ,

¹⁵“Don’t be afraid , daughter of Zion . Behold , your King comes , sitting on a donkey ’s colt .”[#Zechariah 9:9]

¹⁶His disciples didn’t understand these things at first , but when Jesus was glorified , then they remembered that these things were written about him , and that they had done these things to him .

¹⁷The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead was testifying about it .

¹⁸For this cause also the multitude went and met him , because they heard that he had done this sign .

¹⁹The Pharisees therefore said amongst themselves , “See how you accomplish nothing . Behold , the world has gone after him .”

²⁰Now there were certain Greeks amongst those who went up to worship at the feast .

²¹Therefore , these came to Philip , who was from Bethsaida of Galilee , and asked him , saying , “Sir , we want to see Jesus .”

²²Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn, Andrew came with Philip , and they told Jesus .

²³Jesus answered them , “ The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified .

²⁴Most certainly I tell you , unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone . But if it dies, it bears much fruit .

²⁵He who loves his life will lose it . He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life .

²⁶If anyone serves me , let him follow me . Where I am , there my servant will also be . If anyone serves me , the Father will honour him .

²⁷“ Now my soul is troubled . What shall I say ? ‘ Father , save me from this time ’? But I came to this time for this cause .

²⁸Father , glorify your name !”

Then a voice came out of the sky , saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again .”

²⁹Therefore the multitude who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered . Others said , “An angel has spoken to him .”

³⁰Jesus answered , “ This voice hasn’ t come for my sake , but for your sakes .

³¹Now is the judgement of this world . Now the prince of this world will be cast out .

³²And I , if I am lifted up from the earth , will draw all people to myself .”

³³But he said this , signifying by what kind of death he should die .

³⁴The multitude answered him , “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever . How do you say , ‘ The Son of Man must be lifted up ’ ? Who is this Son of Man ?”[#Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; See Isaiah 53:8]

³⁵Jesus therefore said to them , “ Yet a little while the light is with you . Walk while you have the light , that darkness doesn’ t overtake you . He who walks in the darkness doesn’ t know where he is going .

³⁶While you have the light , believe in the light , that you may become children of light .” Jesus said these things , and he departed and hid himself from them .

³⁷But though he had done so many signs before them , yet they didn’t believe in him ,

³⁸that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled , which he spoke :

“Lord , who has believed our report ?

To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹For this cause they couldn’t believe , for Isaiah said again :

⁴⁰“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart ,

lest they should see with their eyes ,

and perceive with their heart ,

and would turn ,

and I would heal them .”

⁴¹Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory , and spoke of him .[#Isaiah 6:1]

⁴²Nevertheless , even many of the rulers believed in him , but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it , so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,

⁴³for they loved men ’s praise more than God ’s praise .

⁴⁴Jesus cried out and said , “ Whoever believes in me , believes not in me , but in him who sent me .

⁴⁵He who sees me sees him who sent me .

⁴⁶I have come as a light into the world , that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness .

⁴⁷If anyone listens to my sayings and doesn’ t believe, I don’ t judge him . For I came not to judge the world , but to save the world .

⁴⁸He who rejects me , and doesn’ t receive my sayings , has one who judges him . The word that I spoke will judge him in the last day .

⁴⁹For I spoke not from myself , but the Father who sent me gave me a commandment , what I should say and what I should speak .

⁵⁰I know that his commandment is eternal life . The things therefore which I speak , even as the Father has said to me , so I speak .”