1 I t was six days before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus lived. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.

¶ Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

2 T hey made supper for Him. Martha put the food on the table. Lazarus was at the table with Him.

There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those that sat at the table with him.

3 M ary took a jar of special perfume that cost much money and poured it on the feet of Jesus. She dried His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the smell of the special perfume.

Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

4 J udas Iscariot was one of the followers. He was about to hand Jesus over to the leaders of the country. He said,

Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who should betray him,

5 “ Why was not this special perfume sold for much money and given to poor people?”

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

6 H e did not say this because he cared for poor people. He said this because he was a robber. He carried the bag of money and would steal some of it for himself.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag and would take from what was put therein.

7 J esus said, “Let her alone. She has kept it for the time when I will be buried.

Therefore Jesus said, Let her alone; against the day of my burying she has kept this;

8 Y ou will always have poor people with you. You will not always have Me.” The Jews Talk about Having Lazarus Killed

for the poor ye always have with you, but ye shall not always have me.

9 M any Jews came to the place because they knew Jesus was there. They came not only to see Jesus, but to see Lazarus also. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.

A great multitude of the Jews therefore knew that he was there; and they came not only for Jesus’ sake, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 T he religious leaders of the Jews talked together about having Lazarus killed also.

So the princes of the priests took counsel that they might also put Lazarus to death

11 B ecause of Lazarus, many Jews were leaving their own religion. They were putting their trust in Jesus. The Last Time Jesus Goes to Jerusalem

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

12 T he next day many people were in Jerusalem for the religious gathering. They heard Jesus was coming.

¶ On the next day the multitude that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 T hey took branches of trees and went to meet Him. They spoke with a loud voice, “Greatest One! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of the Jews!”

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

14 J esus found a young donkey and sat on it. The Holy Writings say,

And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat upon it, as it is written,

15 “ Do not be afraid, people of Jerusalem. See! Your King comes sitting on a young donkey!”

Fear not, daughter of Sion; behold, thy King comes, sitting on an ass’s colt.

16 H is followers did not understand what this meant at first. When Jesus had gone back to heaven to receive great honor, they remembered these things were written about Him. They remembered they had done this to Him.

His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things unto him.

17 T he people who had been with Jesus when He had called Lazarus from the grave kept telling of this powerful work to others. They had seen Lazarus raised from the dead.

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

18 B ecause of this the people went to meet Jesus. They had heard He had done this powerful work.

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

19 T he proud religious law-keepers said among themselves, “Look, we are losing followers. Everyone is following Jesus!” The Greek People Want to See Jesus

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

20 S ome Greek people had come to worship at the religious gathering. They were among the others who had come to worship.

¶ And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast;

21 T hese Greek people came to Philip. He was from the city of Bethsaida in the country of Galilee. They said to him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus!”

the same came therefore to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Lord, we desire to see Jesus.

22 P hilip went and told Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip told Jesus. The Law of Life

Philip came and told Andrew, and then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

23 J esus said to them, “The hour is near for the Son of Man to be taken to heaven to receive great honor.

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour comes in which the Son of man shall be clarified.

24 F or sure, I tell you, unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, it will only be a seed. If it dies, it will give much grain.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.

25 A nyone who loves his life will lose it. Anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it forever.

He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

26 I f anyone wants to serve Me, he must follow Me. So where I am, the one who wants to serve Me will be there also. If anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him.

If anyone serves me, let them follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; the one that serves me, will my Father honour.

27 “ Now My soul is troubled. Should I say, ‘Father, save Me from this time of trouble and pain’? No, this is why I came to this time.

¶ Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour, but for this have I come in this hour.

28 F ather, honor Your name!” The People Hear the Voice of God Then a voice from heaven came, saying, “I have already honored My name. I will honor it again!”

Father, clarify thy name. Then there came a voice from the heaven, saying, I have clarified it and will clarify it again.

29 T he people heard the voice. Some who stood there said, “It was thunder.” Others said, “An angel spoke to Him.”

The people, therefore, that were present and heard it, said that it thundered; others said, An angel spoke to him.

30 J esus said, “The voice did not come for Me, but it came to be a help to you. Jesus Tells How He Will Die

Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

31 “ Now this world is being told it is guilty. Now the leader of this world will be thrown out.

Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

32 A nd when I am lifted up from the earth, I will attract all people toward Me.”

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

33 H e said this to tell the kind of death He was going to die.

This he said, signifying what death he should die.

34 T he people said to Him, “The Law of Moses says that the Christ is to live forever. Why do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abides for ever; and how sayest thou, It is expedient that the Son of man be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

35 J esus said to them, “The Light will be with you for a little while yet. Go on your way while you have the Light so you will not be in the dark. When a man is walking in the dark, he does not know where he is going.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walks in darkness does not know where he goes.

36 W hile you have the Light, put your trust in the Light. Then you will be the sons of the Light.” Jesus said these things and then went away. He hid Himself from them. The People Do Not Believe

While ye have the Light, believe in the Light that ye may be the sons of light. Jesus spoke these things and departed and hid himself from them.

37 J esus had done many powerful works in front of them, but they did not put their trust in Him.

¶ But although he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him,

38 T his happened as the words of the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen. He had said, “Lord, has anyone believed our preaching? Has the Lord shown His power to anyone?”

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who shall believe our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

39 T he reason they could not believe is written again in Isaiah.

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again,

40 I t says, “He has blinded their eyes and made their hearts hard. Then they would not see with their eyes. They would not understand with their heart. They would not turn to Me. I could not heal them.”

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them.

41 T his is what Isaiah said when he saw the shining-greatness of Jesus and spoke of Him.

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

42 E ven among the leaders of the people there were many who believed in Jesus. But because of the proud religious law-keepers, they did not tell about it. If they had, they would have been put out of the Jewish place of worship.

¶ Nevertheless, even among the princes many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

43 T hey loved to have the respect from men more than honor from God. Jesus and His Father Are One

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

44 T hen Jesus spoke with a loud voice, “Anyone who puts his trust in Me, puts his trust not only in Me, but in Him Who sent Me.

¶ But Jesus cried and said, He that believes in me, believes not in me, but in him that sent me,

45 A nyone who sees Me, sees Him Who sent Me.

and he that sees me sees him that sent me.

46 I came to the world to be a Light. Anyone who puts his trust in Me will not be in darkness.

I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.

47 I f anyone hears My Words but does not believe them, I do not say he is guilty. I did not come to say the world is guilty. I came to save the world from the punishment of sin.

And if anyone hears my words and believes not, I judge him not, for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.

48 A nyone who does not receive Me and does not receive My teaching has One Who will say he is guilty. The Word that I have spoken will say he is guilty on the last day.

He that rejects me and does not receive my words has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

49 I have not spoken by My own power. The Father Who sent Me has told Me what to say and speak.

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.

50 I know that His Word is life that lasts forever. I speak the things the Father has told Me to speak.”

And I know that his commandment is eternal life; whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.