1 J esus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;

2 S o they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him;

3 M ary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.

4 B ut Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,

Therefore saith one of his disciples -- Judas Iscariot, of Simon, who is about to deliver him up --

5 “ Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people ?”

`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

6 N ow he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

7 T herefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

8 F or you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

9 T he large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.

A great multitude, therefore, of the Jews knew that he is there, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that Lazarus also they may see, whom he raised out of the dead;

10 B ut the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;

and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,

11 b ecause on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus. Jesus Enters Jerusalem

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

12 O n the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

On the morrow, a great multitude that came to the feast, having heard that Jesus doth come to Jerusalem,

13 t ook the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “ Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.”

took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, `Hosanna, blessed he who is coming in the name of the Lord -- the king of Israel;'

14 J esus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,

and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,

15 “ Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

`Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'

16 T hese things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.

And these things his disciples did not know at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were having been written about him, and these things they did to him.

17 S o the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

The multitude, therefore, who are with him, were testifying that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and did raise him out of the dead;

18 F or this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

because of this also did the multitude meet him, because they heard of his having done this sign,

19 S o the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.” Greeks Seek Jesus

the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, `Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

20 N ow there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast,

21 t hese then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

these then came near to Philip, who from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, `Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'

22 P hilip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

23 A nd Jesus answered them, saying, “ The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

And Jesus responded to them, saying, `The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;

24 T ruly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

25 H e who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;

26 I f anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him. Jesus Foretells His Death

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.

27 “ Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘ Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

`Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say -- Father, save me from this hour? -- but because of this I came to this hour;

28 F ather, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, `I both glorified, and again I will glorify;'

29 S o the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “ An angel has spoken to Him.”

the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, `A messenger hath spoken to him.'

30 J esus answered and said, “ This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.

Jesus answered and said, `Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

31 N ow judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;

32 A nd I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.'

33 B ut He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.

And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;

34 T he crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’ ? Who is this Son of Man?”

the multitude answered him, `We heard out of the law that the Christ doth remain -- to the age; and how dost thou say, That it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up? who is this -- the Son of Man?'

35 S o Jesus said to them, “ For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

Jesus, therefore, said to them, `Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth;

36 W hile you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.

while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.' These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,

37 B ut though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.

yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,

38 T his was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “ Lord, who has believed our report ? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed ?”

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, `Lord, who gave credence to our report? and the arm of the Lord -- to whom was it revealed?'

39 F or this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

Because of this they were not able to believe, that again Isaiah said,

40 “ He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.”

`He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them;'

41 T hese things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.

these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

42 N evertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;

Still, however, also out of the rulers did many believe in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing, that they might not be put out of the synagogue,

43 f or they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.

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

44 A nd Jesus cried out and said, “ He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.

And Jesus cried and said, `He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me;

45 H e who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;

46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

47 I f anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

48 H e who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.

`He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,

49 F or I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.

because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

50 I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.”

and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'