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John 12

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John 12 . 1

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:1

John 12 . 2

2 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:2

John 12 . 3

3 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.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:3

John 12 . 4

4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:4

John 12 . 5

5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:5

John 12 . 6

6 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.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:6

John 12 . 7

7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:7

John 12 . 8

8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”IPDeuteronomy 15:11CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:8TTSabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust)

John 12 . 9

9 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.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:9

John 12 . 10

10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:10

John 12 . 11

11 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.CJohn 12:01-11TOSKJohn 12:11

John 12 . 12

12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:12

John 12 . 13

13 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!”IPPsalms 118:25-26CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:13TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)

John 12 . 14

14 Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:IPZechariah 9:9CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:14TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)

John 12 . 15

15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”IPZechariah 9:9CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:15TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)

John 12 . 16

16 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.CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:16

John 12 . 17

17 Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:17

John 12 . 18

18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:18

John 12 . 19

19 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!”CJohn 12:12-19TOSKJohn 12:19

John 12 . 20

20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.CJohn 12:20-13:01TOSKJohn 12:20

John 12 . 21

21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”TOSKJohn 12:21

John 12 . 22

22 Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.TOSKJohn 12:22

John 12 . 23

23 But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.IPIsaiah 52:13TOSKJohn 12:23TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)

John 12 . 24

24 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.TOSKJohn 12:24

John 12 . 25

25 Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.TOSKJohn 12:25

John 12 . 26

26 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.TOSKJohn 12:26

John 12 . 27

27 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.TOSKJohn 12:27

John 12 . 28

28 Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”TOSKJohn 12:28

John 12 . 29

29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.TOSKJohn 12:29

John 12 . 30

30 In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.TOSKJohn 12:30

John 12 . 31

31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.TOSKJohn 12:31TTGarden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods)

John 12 . 32

32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”IPIsaiah 52:13 Numbers 21:8-9TOSKJohn 12:32TTBronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing)

John 12 . 33

33 He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.TOSKJohn 12:33

John 12 . 34

34 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?”TOSKJohn 12:34

John 12 . 35

35 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.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:35

John 12 . 36

36 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.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:36

John 12 . 37

37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:37

John 12 . 42

42 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.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:42

John 12 . 43

43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:43

John 12 . 44

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:44

John 12 . 45

45 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:45

John 12 . 46

46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.CJohn 12:35-46TOSKJohn 12:46

John 12 . 47

47 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.CJohn 12:47-50TOSKJohn 12:47

John 12 . 48

48 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.IPDeuteronomy 18:19CJohn 12:47-50TOSKJohn 12:48

John 12 . 49

49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.IPDeuteronomy 18:18-19CJohn 12:47-50TOSKJohn 12:49TTMoses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)

John 12 . 50

50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”CJohn 12:47-50TOSKJohn 12:50TTMoses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)

Linked Mentions 34

Intertextuality Pairs 11

Trajectory Tables 10

Anchor Texts 5

Chiasm 5

Cycles 3

In the wider web32 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations John 12:13 → Psalms 118:25-26, John 12:14-15 → Zechariah 9:9, John 12:38 → Isaiah 53:1, John 12:39-40 → Isaiah 6:10

Allusions John 12:23 → Isaiah 52:13, John 12:32 → Isaiah 52:13, John 12:32-34 → Numbers 21:8-9, John 12:41 → Isaiah 6:1, John 12:48 → Deuteronomy 18:19, John 12:49 → Deuteronomy 18:18-19, John 12:8 → Deuteronomy 15:11

Trajectories

Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Divine Identity (Deity of Christ), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb), Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved), Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation), Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement), Theophanies (Pre-Incarnate Appearances of Christ)

Chiasms

Shaped John 12:01–11, John 12:12–19, John 12:20–13:01, John 12:35–46, John 12:47–50