[John 12]

 

             {The week of Jesus’ crucifixion. Mar 11:1-11 & Mat 21:1-12, 14-17 & Luk 19:29-44 & Joh 12:12-19 Bethany to Jerusalem and back Sun. April 2, 30 AD.}

             ^12:1 Therefore, Jesus came to Bethany six days before the Passover, where Lazarus was, who has died, whom he raised from the dead.

 

             {Mar 14:10-11 & Mat 26:14-16 & Luk 22:3-6 & Joh 12:2-8.}

             ^12:2 Therefore, they made^* him a supper there and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones who was reclining at the meal together-with him. ^12:3 Therefore, Mary took a pound of perfume of precious full-strength nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair and the house was filled from the aroma of the perfume. ^12:4 Therefore, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one out-of his disciples, who is about to give him up, says, ^12:5 Why was this perfume not sold^* for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? ^12:6 Now he said this, not because he himself was caring concerning the poor, but because he was a thief and was holding the box and was bearing what was put in it.

             ^12:7 Therefore, Jesus said, Allow her; she has kept it ^*for the day of my burial. ^12:8 For^* the poor you^° always have with yourselves, but you^° do not always have me.

 

             ^12:9 Therefore, a large crowd out-of the Jews knew that he is there and they came, not only because of Jesus, but in-order-that they might also see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. ^12:10 But the high-priests planned in-order-that they might also kill Lazarus; ^12:11 that because of him, many of the Jews were proceeding-away and were believing into Jesus.

 

             ^12:12 A large crowd came to the feast on the next-day, when they heard that Jesus is coming into Jerusalem, ^12:13 and they took the limbs of the palm-trees and went forth to a meeting with him and they were crying out, Hosanna! The one coming in the name of the Lord has been blessed, the King of Israel!

             ^12:14 Now Jesus found a foal and sat upon it; as it has been written, ^12:15 ‘Do not fear, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King is coming, sitting upon a donkey’s young-donkey.’ {Isa 40:9, 62:11, Zec 9:9} ^12:16 (But his disciples did not know these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they were reminded that these things has been written upon the basis of him and that they did^* these things to him.)

             ^12:17 Therefore, the crowd who is with him was witnessing when he summoned Lazarus out-of the tomb and raised him up from the dead. ^12:18 The crowd also met him because of this thing, because it heard that he himself has done^* this sign. ^12:19 Therefore, the Pharisees said to themselves, You^° are viewing that you^° profit nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.

 

             {Joh 12:20-50 In the Temple, Tues.; no parallel.}

             ^12:20 Now some Greeks from the ones coming-up were there in-order-that they might worship at the feast; ^12:21 therefore, these came to Philip, the one from Bethsaida of Galilee and was asking him, saying, Lord, we wish to see Jesus. ^12:22 Philip comes and speaks to Andrew, and Andrew and Philip speak again to Jesus.

             ^12:23 But Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come, that^* the Son of Man should be glorified. ^12:24 Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, If a kernel of the grain did not fall into the soil and died, it itself remains alone, but if it itself dies, it is bringing forth much fruit. ^12:25 He who loves his life will be losing it, and he who hates his life in this world will be keeping it to everlasting life. ^12:26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, my servant will also be there. And if anyone serves me, the Father will be honoring him. ^12:27 Now my soul has been disturbed, and what should I say? Father, save me from this hour? But I came to this hour because of this. ^12:28 Father, glorify your name.

             Therefore, a voice came from heaven, saying, I both glorified it and will be glorifying it again.

             ^12:29 Therefore, the crowd standing there heard it and was saying, Thunder has happened.

             Others said, A messenger has spoken to him.

             ^12:30 Jesus answered and was saying, This voice has not happened because of me, but because of you^°. ^12:31 Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast outside. ^12:32 And if I should be exalted out-of the earth, I will be attracting all peoples to myself. ^12:33 (But he said this, signifying by what sort of death he was about to die.)

             ^12:34 The crowd answered him, We heard out-of the law that the Christ remains forever and how do you say, It is essential for the Son of Man to be exalted? Who is this Son of Man?

             ^12:35 Therefore, Jesus said to them, The light is still with you^° for a little time. Walk^° as far as you^° have the light, in-order-that darkness might not overtake you^° and he who is walking in the darkness did not know where he is proceeding-away to. ^12:36 As far as you^° have the light, believe^° in the light, in-order-that you^° might become sons of light.

 

             Jesus spoke these things and went away and was hidden from them. ^12:37 But though he himself has done^* so-many signs before them, they were not believing into him, ^12:38 in-order-that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, ‘Lord, who believed our report? And to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?’ {Isa 53:1} ^12:39 Because of this, they were not able to believe, because Isaiah said again, ^12:40 ‘He has blinded their eyes and he has hardened their heart; in-order-that they should not see with their eyes and should perceive with their heart and should turn and that I might heal them.’{Isa 6:9, 10} ^12:41 Isaiah said these things, when he saw his glory, and he spoke concerning him. ^12:42 Nevertheless even many out-of the rulers also believed into him, but they were not confessing it because of the Pharisees, in-order-that they may not become expelled from the synagogue; ^12:43 for^* they loved^* the glory from men rather than the glory from God.

 

             ^12:44 Now Jesus cried out and said, The one believing into me, is not believing into me, but in the one who sent me. ^12:45 And he who views me views the one who sent me. ^12:46 I have come like a light into the world, in-order-that everyone who believes in me may not remain in the darkness. ^12:47 And if anyone hears and does not believe my declarations, I do not judge him; for^* I came, not in-order-that I may judge the world, but in-order-that I may save the world. ^12:48 He who is rejecting me, and is not receiving my declarations has the one judging him; the word which I spoke that will be judging him in the last day. ^12:49 Because I did not speak from myself, but the Father who sent me, he himself gave me a commandment of what I should say and what I should speak. ^12:50 And I know that his commandment is everlasting life. Therefore, the things which I speak, just-as the Father has said to me, so I speak to you.