¹ JESUS then before the days of the passover came to Bethany, where the deceased Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead.

² Therefore they made him a supper there; and Martha waited: but Lazarus was one of those who sat at table with him.

³ Then Mary taking a pound of unadulterated balm of nard, very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

⁴ Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was preparing to betray him,

⁵ Wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?

⁶ Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.

⁷ Then said Jesus, Let her alone: for the day of my burial hath she reserved this.

⁸ For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

⁹ Then the whole multitude of the Jews knew that he was there: and they came not for the sake of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

¹⁰ Then the chief priests consulted how they might kill Lazarus also;

¹¹ because on his account many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

¹² On the morrow a great multitude who came to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

¹³ took branches of palm, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! blessed is the king of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹⁴ Then Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it is written,

¹⁵ “Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on the foal of an ass.”

¹⁶ These things indeed knew not his disciples at first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

¹⁷ Then the multitude that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore their testimony.

¹⁸ Therefore also the multitude met him, because they had heard that he had done this miracle.

¹⁹ Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage? behold, the world is gone after him.

²⁰ Now there were certain Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast:

²¹ these then came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida, of Galilee, and they asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.

²² Philip comes and speaks to Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

²³ Then Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat falling on the earth undergo a deathlike change, it abideth single: but if it thus die, it beareth abundant produce.

²⁵ He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it to life eternal.

²⁶ If a man will be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: and if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

²⁷ Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

²⁸ Father, glorify thy name! Then came a voice from heaven, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

²⁹ The multitude that stood by, and heard it, said that it was thunder: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice came not for my sake, but for your’s.

³¹ Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the ruler of this world be ejected out of it.

³² And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

³³ And this he said, signifying by what death he should die.

³⁴ Then the multitude answered him, We have heard out of the law, that the Messiah abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, That the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

³⁵ Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest the darkness overtake you: he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not even whither he is going.

³⁶ While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.

³⁷ Now, though he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not on him:

³⁸ that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, “Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because Isaiah had said again;

⁴⁰ “He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”

⁴¹ These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

⁴² However, notwithstanding, many even of the rulers believed on him; but on account of the Pharisees they did not make open profession, lest they should be put out of the synagogues:

⁴³ for they loved honour from men, more than honour from God.

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

⁴⁵ And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.

⁴⁶ I am come a light into the world, that every one who believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

⁴⁷ And if any man, hearing my words, believeth not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

⁴⁸ He that sets me at nought, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: even the word which I have spoken, the same shall judge him at the last day.

⁴⁹ Because I have not spoken of myself; but the Farther who has sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

⁵⁰ And I know that his commandment is life eternal: therefore the things which I speak to you, just as the Father spake to me, so speak I.