John 12

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

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Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

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

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So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

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Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

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But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith,

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

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Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

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Jesus therefore said, “Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.”

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

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The Decision to Kill Lazarus

The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

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But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;

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because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

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The Triumphal Entry

On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

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took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.

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

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Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

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

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

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For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.

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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.

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Greeks Seeking Jesus

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

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these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

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Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

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And Jesus answereth them, saying, “The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.”

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“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.”

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“He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”

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“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.”

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Jesus Predicts His Death

“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.”

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“Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

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The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

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Jesus answered and said, “This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.”

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“Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.”

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“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.”

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But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

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

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Jesus therefore said unto them, “Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.”

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“While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light.” These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

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The People Still Refuse to Believe

But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:

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that the word 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?

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For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

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He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.

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These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

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Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

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

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Jesus’ Final Public Appeal

And Jesus cried and said, “He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.”

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“And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.”

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“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.”

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“And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.”

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“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

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“For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.”

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“And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.”

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