{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":12,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/11","next":"john/13","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, [the hometown of] Lazarus, whom [He] had raised from [the] dead.","f":[],"h":"Mary Anoints Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"So they hosted a dinner for [Jesus] there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, [and] she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped [them] with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.","f":["Greek a litra; that is, approximately 12 ounces or 340 grams"]},{"v":4,"t":"But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"“ Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and [the money] given to [the] poor?”","f":["A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2."]},{"v":6,"t":"[Judas] 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 take from what was put into [it].","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"“ Leave her alone,” Jesus replied.“ She has kept [this perfume] in preparation for the day of My burial.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Leave her alone,” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ She has kept [this perfume] in preparation for the day of My burial."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"The poor you will always have with you, but {you will} not always have Me.”","f":["See Deuteronomy 15:11."]},{"v":9,"t":"Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that [Jesus] was there. And they came not only because of [Him], but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from [the] dead.","f":[],"h":"The Plot to Kill Lazarus","style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"[So] the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting [them] and believing in Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.","f":[],"h":"The Triumphal Entry","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"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!”","f":["Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25.","Psalm 118:26"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Hosanna!”"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Blessed is He who comes in [the] name of [the] Lord!”"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ [ Blessed is ] the King of Israel!”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"“ Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”","f":["Zechariah 9:9"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion."},{"style":"indent2","t":"See, your King is coming,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"seated on the colt of a donkey.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"At first His disciples {did} not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, [ and they realized] that these very things had also {been} written about Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"Meanwhile, many people who had been with [Jesus] when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from [the] dead continued to testify.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"Then the Pharisees said to one another,“ You can see that this is doing you no good. Look [how] the whole world has gone after Him!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Predicts His Death","style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him,“ Sir, we want to see Jesus.”","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"Philip relayed [this appeal] to Andrew, [and both of them] went and told Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"But Jesus replied,“ The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground [and] dies, it remains only [a seed]. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Whoever loves his life will lose it, [but] whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say?‘ Father, save Me from this hour ’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":28,"t":"Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven:“ I have glorified [it], and I will glorify [it] again.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Father, glorify Your name!”"},{"style":"reg","t":"Then a voice came from heaven:“ I have glorified [it], and I will glorify [it] again.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"The crowd standing [there] heard [it] [and] said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"In response, Jesus said,“ This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"In response, Jesus said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ This voice was not for My benefit, but yours."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"The crowd replied,“ We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. [So] how {can} You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"Then Jesus told them,“ [For] a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The [one who] walks in the darkness {does} not know where he is going.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ [For] a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The [one who] walks in the darkness {does} not know where he is going."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” [After] Jesus had spoken these things, He went away [and] was hidden from them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"[After] Jesus had spoken these things, He went away [and] was hidden from them."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"Although [Jesus] had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.","f":[],"h":"Belief and Unbelief","style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"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?”","f":["Isaiah 53:1"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Lord, who has believed our message?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"And to whom {has} the arm of [the] Lord been revealed?”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":39,"t":"For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"“ He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with [their] eyes, and understand with [their] hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”","f":["Isaiah 6:10"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ He has blinded their eyes"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and hardened their hearts,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"so that they cannot see with [their] eyes,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and understand with [their] hearts,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and turn,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I would heal them.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":41,"t":"Isaiah said these things because he saw [Jesus’] glory and spoke about Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess [Him], for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.","f":[]},{"v":43,"t":"For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.","f":[]},{"v":44,"t":"Then Jesus cried out,“ Whoever believes in Me {does} not believe in Me [alone], but in the [One who] sent Me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus cried out,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Whoever believes in Me {does} not believe in Me [alone], but in the [One who] sent Me."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":45,"t":"And whoever sees Me sees the [One who] sent Me.","f":[]},{"v":46,"t":"I have come into the world [as] a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.","f":[]},{"v":47,"t":"As for anyone who 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.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":48,"t":"There is a judge [for] the [one who] rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.","f":[]},{"v":49,"t":"I {have} not spoken on My own, but the Father [who] sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":50,"t":"And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”","f":[]}]}