John 12
1 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethania, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus raised up.
Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
2 And they made a dinner for him there. And Martha was ministering. And truly, Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at 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 And then Mary took twelve ounces of pure spikenard ointment, very precious, and she anointed the feet of Jesus, and she wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
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 Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was soon 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 ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the needy?”
'Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'
6 Now he said this, not out of concern for the needy, but because he was a thief and, since he held the purse, he used to carry 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 But Jesus said: “Permit her, so that she may keep it against the day of my burial.
Jesus, therefore, said, 'Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,
8 For the poor, you have with you always. But me, you do always not have.”
for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'
9 Now a great multitude of the Jews knew that he was in that place, and so they came, not so much because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus, whom he had 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 And the leaders of the priests planned to put Lazarus to death also.
and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,
11 For many of the Jews, because of him, were going away and were believing in Jesus.
because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus.
12 Then, on the next day, the great crowd that had come to the feast day, when they had 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 took branches of palm trees, and they went ahead to meet him. And they were crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!”
took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, 'Hosanna, blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord — the king of Israel;'
14 And Jesus found a small donkey, and he sat upon it, just as it is written:
and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,
15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your king arrives, sitting on the colt of a donkey.”
'Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.'
16 At first, his disciples did not realize these things. But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that these things happened 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 And so the crowd that had been with him, when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead, offered testimony.
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 Because of this, too, the crowd went out to meet him. For they heard that he had accomplished this sign.
because of this also did the multitude meet him, because they heard of his having done this sign,
19 Therefore, the Pharisees said among themselves: “Do you see that we are accomplishing nothing? Behold, the entire world has gone after him.”
the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'
20 Now there were certain Gentiles among those who went up so that they might worship on the feast day.
And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast,
21 Therefore, these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and they petitioned him, saying: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
these then came near to Philip, who [is] from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'
22 Philip went and told Andrew. Next, Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
23 But Jesus answered them by saying: “The hour arrives when the Son of man shall be glorified.
And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;
24 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it yields 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 Whoever loves his life, will lose it. And whoever hates his life in this world, preserves it unto eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
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; (aiōnios g166)
26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me. And where I am, there too my minister shall be. If anyone has served me, my Father will honor him.
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 is troubled. And what should I say? Father, save me from this hour? But it is for this reason that 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 Father, glorify your name!” And then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I 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 [it];'
29 Therefore, the crowd, which was standing near and had heard it, said that it was like thunder. Others were saying, “An Angel was speaking with him.”
the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, 'A messenger hath spoken to him.'
30 Jesus responded and said: “This voice came, not for my sake, but for your sakes.
Jesus answered and said, 'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;
31 Now is the judgment of the world. Now will the prince of this world be cast out.
now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;
32 And when I have been lifted up from the earth, I will draw all things to myself.”
and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.'
33 (Now he said this, signifying what kind of death he would die.)
And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;
34 The crowd answered him: “We have heard, from the law, that the Christ remains forever. And so how can you say, ‘The Son of man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of man?” (aiōn g165)
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?' (aiōn g165)
35 Therefore, Jesus said to them: “For a brief time, the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. But whoever walks in darkness does not know where is he going.
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 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may be sons of the Light.” Jesus spoke these things, and then 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 And although he had done such great signs in their presence, they did not believe in him,
yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,
38 so that the word of the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, which says: “Lord, who has believed in our hearing? 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 Because of this, they were not able to 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 hardened their heart, so that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted: and then I would 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 These things Isaiah said, when he saw his glory and was speaking about him.
these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
42 Yet truly, many of the leaders also believed in him. But because of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, so that they would not be cast 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 For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.
for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.
44 But Jesus cried out and said: “Whoever 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 And whoever sees me, sees him who sent me.
and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;
46 I have arrived as a light to the world, so that all who believe in me might 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 And if anyone has heard my words and not kept them, I do not judge him. For I did not come so that I may judge the world, but so that I may 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 Whoever despises me and does not accept my words has one who judges him. The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him on 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 For I am not speaking from myself, but from the Father who sent me. He gave a commandment to me as to what I should say and how I should 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 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Therefore, the things that I speak, just as the Father has said to me, so also do I speak.” (aiōnios g166)
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.' (aiōnios g166)
