¹ Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

² They made therefore a supper for him there, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those who reclined at the table with him.

³ Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

⁴ But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, he who was about to betray him, saith,

⁵ Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?

⁶ And this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and bore what was put therein.

⁷ Then said Jesus, Let her alone, that she may keep it until the day of my burial.

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

⁹ The great multitude of the Jews therefore knew that he was there; and they came, not only on account of Jesus, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.

¹⁰ But the priests consulted together that they might put Lazarus also to death;

¹¹ because on his account many of the Jews were going away, and believing in Jesus.

¹² On the next day, a great multitude that had come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

¹³ took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, crying aloud, Hosanna! blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!

¹⁴ And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon, as it is written,

¹⁵ "Fear not, daughter of Zion! lo! thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt."

¹⁶ These things his disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus had been glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.

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

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

¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Ye see that ye effect nothing; o! the world hath gone after him.

²⁰ Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.

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

²² Philip goeth and telleth Andrew; Andrew and Philip go and tell Jesus.

²³ But Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour hath come that the Son of man should be glorified.

²⁴ Truly, truly do I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, itself abideth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

²⁵ He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world will keep it unto everlasting life.

²⁶ If any one be a servant to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also will my servant be; if any one serve me, the Father will honor him.

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

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

²⁹ The multitude therefore that stood by, hearing this, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice hath come not for my sake, but for yours.

³¹ Now is the judgment of this world; now will the prince of this world be cast out;

³² and I, if I be lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men to me.

³³ This he said, signifying what kind of death he was to die.

³⁴ The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the Law that the Christ abideth for ever; how then dost thou say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

³⁵ Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶ While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spoke Jesus, and went away, and hid himself from them.

³⁷ But though he had wrought so many signs before them, they did not believe in him;

³⁸ that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, "Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

³⁹ For this cause they could not believe, because Isaiah said again,

⁴⁰ "He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."

⁴¹ These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

⁴² Yet even of the rulers many believed in him; but on account of the Pharisees they did not acknowledge him, lest they should be put of the synagogue;

⁴³ for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.

⁴⁴ But Jesus cried aloud, and said, He that believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me;

⁴⁵ and he that beholdeth me, beholdeth him that sent me.

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

⁴⁷ And if any one hear my words, and keep them not, I do not judge him; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

⁴⁸ He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have spoken, that will judge him in the last day.

⁴⁹ Because I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me hath himself committed to me what I should say, and what I should speak;

⁵⁰ and I know that what he hath committed to me is everlasting life. What I speak therefore, I speak as the Father hath directed me.