- Six days before the Passover , - Jesus came to Bethany , (the hometown of) ... Lazarus , whom (He) had raised from (the) dead.
So they hosted a dinner for (Jesus) there. - - Martha served , and - Lazarus was among ... those reclining at the table with Him.
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.
But one of His - disciples , Judas - Iscariot , who was going to betray Him , asked ,
“ Why ... wasn’t this - perfume sold for three hundred denarii and (the money) given to (the) poor ? ”
- (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).
“ Leave her alone ... , ” - - Jesus replied. “ She has kept (this perfume) in preparation for the day of My burial.
- The poor you will always have ... with you , but {you will} not always have Me. ”
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.
(So) the chief priests made plans to kill - Lazarus as well ,
for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting (them) and believing in - Jesus.
The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that - Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
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 !”
- - Finding a young donkey , Jesus sat on it , as it is written :
“ Do not be afraid ... , O Daughter of Zion. See , your - King is coming , seated on the colt of a donkey.”
vvv 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.
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.
That is also why ... ... the crowd went out to meet Him , because they heard that He had performed this - sign.
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 ! ”
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
- They came to Philip , who was from Bethsaida - in Galilee , and requested of him ... , “ Sir , we want to see - Jesus. ”
- Philip - - relayed (this appeal) - to Andrew , (and both of them) ... ... went and told - Jesus.
But - Jesus replied ... ... , “ The hour has come for the Son - of Man to be glorified.
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.
Whoever loves his - life will lose it , (but) whoever hates his - life in this - world will keep it for eternal life.
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.
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.
Father , glorify Your - name ! ” Then a voice came from - heaven : - “ I have glorified (it) , and I will glorify (it) again. ”
- The crowd - standing (there) - heard (it) (and) said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
In response ... , Jesus said , “ This - voice was not for My benefit ... , but - yours.
Now judgment is upon this - world ; now the prince of this - world will be cast out.
And I , when I am lifted up from the earth , will draw everyone to Myself. ”
- He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- The crowd replied - , “ We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain vvv vvv forever. (So) how {can} You say that the Son - of Man must be lifted up ? Who is this - Son - of Man ? ”
Then - Jesus told them , “ (For) a little while longer , the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light , so that darkness vvv will not overtake you. - The (one who) walks in the darkness {does} not know where he is going.
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.
Although (Jesus) had performed so many signs in their presence ... , vvv they still did not believe in Him.
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah - the prophet - - : “ Lord , who has believed our - message ? And to whom {has} the arm of (the) Lord been revealed ?”
For this reason ... they were unable ... to believe. For again , Isaiah - says :
“ He has blinded their - eyes and hardened their - hearts , so that vvv they cannot see with (their) eyes , and understand with (their) hearts , and turn , and I would heal them.”
Isaiah - said these things because he saw (Jesus’) - glory and spoke about Him.
Nevertheless ... ... , many of the leaders believed in Him ; but because of the Pharisees vvv they did not confess (Him) , for fear that ... they would be put out of the synagogue.
For they loved - praise - from men more than - praise - from God.
Then Jesus cried out ... ... , “ Whoever believes in Me {does} not believe in Me (alone) , but in the (One who) sent Me.
And whoever sees Me sees the (One who) sent Me.
I have come into the world (as) a light , so that vvv no one who believes in Me should remain in - darkness.
- As for anyone who hears My - words and {does} not keep (them) , I {do} not judge him. For vvv I have not come to judge the world , but to save the world.
There is - a judge (for) the (one who) rejects Me and vvv does not receive My - words : The word that I have spoken - will judge him on the last day.
- I {have} not spoken on My own , but the Father - (who) sent Me vvv vvv has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
And I know that His - command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me - to say. ”