^aJesus, therefore, six days before ^bthe Passover, came to ^cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a supper there, and ^aMartha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 ^aMary then took a ¹pound of very costly ^bperfume 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. 4 But ^aJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to ¹betray Him, *said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for ¹three hundred denarii and given to poor people?” 6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^ahad the money box, he used to pilfer ^bwhat was put into it. 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep ¹it for ^athe day of My burial. 8 ^aFor you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

9 The ^alarge 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, ^bwhom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because ^aon account of him ^bmany of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

12 On the next day ^athe large crowd who had come to ^bthe feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “^aHosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the ^bKing of Israel.” 14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15 “^aFEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY’S COLT.” 16 ^aThese things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus ^bwas glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him. 17 So ^athe ¹people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him. 18 ^aFor this reason also the ¹people went and met Him, ^bbecause they heard that He had performed this ²sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

20 Now there were some ^aGreeks among those who were going up to worship at ^bthe feast; 21 these then came to ^aPhilip, who was from ^bBethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip *came and *told ^aAndrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus. 23 And Jesus *answered them, saying, “^aThe hour has come for the Son of Man to ^bbe glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^aunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 ^aHe who loves his ¹life loses it, and he who ^bhates his ²life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 If anyone ¹serves Me, he must follow Me; and ^awhere I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone ²serves Me, the Father will ^bhonor him.

27 “^aNow My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘^bFather, save Me from ^cthis hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 ^aFather, glorify Your name.” Then a ^bvoice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “^aAn angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, “^aThis voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes. 31 ^aNow judgment is upon this world; now ^bthe ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I ^aam lifted up from the earth, will ^bdraw all men to Myself.” 33 But He was saying this ^ato indicate the kind of death by which He was to die. 34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of ^athe Law that ^1bthe Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The ^cSon of Man must be ^dlifted up’? Who is this ^eSon of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “^aFor a little while longer ^bthe Light is among you. ^cWalk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who ^dwalks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the Light, ^abelieve in the Light, so that you may become ^bsons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and ^1chid Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed so many ¹signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “^aLORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “^aHE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE ^bHARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND ¹BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.” 41 These things Isaiah said because ^ahe saw His glory, and ^bhe spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless ^amany even of ^bthe rulers believed in Him, but ^cbecause of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be ^1dput out of the synagogue; 43 ^afor they loved the ¹approval of men rather than the ²approval of God.

44 And Jesus cried out and said, “^aHe who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 ^aHe who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 ^aI have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^aI did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 ^aHe who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; ^bthe word I spoke is what will judge him at ^cthe last day. 49 ^aFor I did not speak ¹on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^bhas given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. 50 I know that ^aHis commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^bjust as the Father has told Me.”

^aSix days before ^bthe Passover, Jesus went to ^cBethany, where Lazarus was, whom He had raised from the dead. Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9 2 So they gave a supper for Him there. ^aMartha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 ^aThen ¹Mary took a pound of ^bvery expensive perfume of pure ²nard, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But ^aJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who was going to betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for ¹three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor for he had never cared about them, but because he was a thief; and since he ^ahad the money box serving as treasurer for the twelve disciples, he used to pilfer ^bwhat was put into it. 7 So Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep the rest of it for ^athe day of My burial. 8 ^aYou always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

9 A ^alarge crowd of Jews learned that He was there at Bethany; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, ^bwhom He had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also, 11 because ^aon account of him ^bmany of the Jews were going away from the teaching and traditions of the Jewish leaders and believing in Jesus following Him as Savior and Messiah.

12 The next day, when ^athe large crowd who had come to ^bthe Passover feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Matt 21:4-9; Mark 11:7-10; Luke 19:35-38 13 they took branches of palm trees in homage to Him as King and went out to meet Him, and they began shouting and kept shouting “^aHosanna! BLESSED (celebrated, praised) IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the ^bKing of Israel!” Ps 118:26 14 And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; just as it is written in Scripture, 15 “^aDO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY’S COLT.” Zech 9:9 16 ^aHis disciples did not understand the meaning of these things at first; but when Jesus ^bwas glorified and exalted, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and had been done to Him. 17 So ^athe people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about Him. 18 For ^athis reason the crowd went to meet Him, ^bbecause they heard that He had performed this miraculous sign. 19 Then the Pharisees argued and said to one another, “You see that your efforts are futile. Look! The whole world has gone running after Him!”

20 Now there were some ^aGreeks (Gentiles) among those who were going up to worship at ^bthe feast; 21 these came to ^aPhilip, who was from ^bBethsaida in Galilee, with a request, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip came and told ^aAndrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “^aThe hour has come for the Son of Man to ^bbe glorified and exalted. 24 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ^aunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone just one grain, never more. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest. 25 ^aThe one who loves his life eventually loses it through death, but the one who ^bhates his life in this world and is concerned with pleasing God will keep it for life eternal. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must continue to faithfully follow Me without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me; and ^awherever I am in heaven’s glory, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will ^bhonor him.

27 “^aNow My soul is troubled and deeply distressed; what shall I say? ‘^bFather, save Me from ^cthis hour of trial and agony’? But it is for this very purpose that I have come to this hour this time and place. 28 Rather, I will say, ‘^aFather, glorify (honor, extol) Your name!’” Then a ^1bvoice came from heaven saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd of people who stood nearby and heard the voice said that it had thundered; others said, “^aAn angel has spoken to Him!” 30 Jesus answered, “^aThis voice has come for your sake, not for mine. 31 ^aNow judgment is upon this world the sentence is being passed. Now ^bthe ruler of this world (Satan) will be cast out. 32 And I, if and when I ^aam lifted up from the earth on the cross, will ^bdraw all people to Myself Gentiles, as well as Jews.” 33 He said this ^ato indicate the kind of death by which He was to die. 34 At this the crowd answered Him, “¹We have heard from ^athe Law that ^bthe Christ is to remain forever; how then can You say, ‘The ^cSon of Man must be ^dlifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?” Ps 110:4 35 So Jesus said to them, “^aThe Light is among you only ^ba little while longer. ^cWalk while you have the Light keep on living by it, so that darkness will not overtake you. He who ^dwalks in the darkness does not know where he is going he is drifting aimlessly. 36 While you have the Light, ^abelieve and trust in the Light have faith in it, hold on to it, rely on it, so that you may become ^bsons of Light being filled with Light as followers of God.”

Jesus said these things, and then He left and ^chid Himself from them. 37 Even though He had done so many signs (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him— 38 This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “^aLORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR MESSAGE? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM (the power) OF THE LORD BEEN SHOWN (unveiled, revealed) ?” Is 53:1 39 Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “^aHE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE ^bHARDENED THEIR HEART, TO KEEP THEM FROM SEEING WITH THEIR EYES AND UNDERSTANDING WITH THEIR HEART AND BEING CONVERTED; OTHERWISE, I their God WOULD HEAL THEM.” 41 Isaiah said these things because ^ahe saw His glory and ^bspoke about Him. Is 6:9, 10 42 Nevertheless, even ^amany of ^bthe leading men believed in Him as Savior and Messiah, but ^cbecause of the Pharisees they would not confess it, for fear that if they acknowledged Him openly they would be ^dput out of the synagogue (excommunicated) ; 43 ^afor they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.

44 But Jesus loudly declared, “^aThe one who believes and trusts in Me does not believe only in Me but also believes in Him who sent Me. 45 And ^awhoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 ^aI have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message will not continue to live in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^aI did not come to judge and condemn the world that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world, but to save the world. 48 ^aWhoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; ^bthe very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on ^cthe last day. 49 ^aFor I have never spoken on My own initiative or authority, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^bhas given Me a commandment regarding what to say and what to speak. Deut 18:18, 19 50 I know that ^aHis commandment is eternal life. So the things I speak, I speak in accordance with His exact instruction, ^bjust as the Father has told Me.”