John 12

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about twelve ounces of very costly perfume of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was going to betray him, said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” He said this because he was a thief, not because he cared about the poor. He had charge of the money bag and used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” A large crowd of the Jews learned that he was there and came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day, the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written, “Do not fear, daughter of Zion.
Look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” His disciples did not understand these things at first. But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. For this reason the crowd also went to meet him, because they had heard that he had performed this sign. Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.” Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the feast. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate what kind of death he was going to die. Then the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” Jesus said to them, “The light is among you a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. Whoever walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said these things, then went away and hid himself from them. Though he had performed so many signs before them, they did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” For this reason they could not believe, because Isaiah also said, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they may not see with their eyes or understand with their heart or turn, and I would heal them.” Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke about him. Nevertheless, even many of the rulers believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue, for they loved the glory that comes from people more than the glory that comes from God. Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in the one who sent me. And whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him, for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. Whoever rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge: the word I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a command about what to say and what to speak. And I know that his command is eternal life. So what I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me.”

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