John - Chapter 12

Passage

Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of those who were at table with him. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the one who was about to betray him, said: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? Now he said this not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief and, having the purse, used to carry off what was put into it. Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you: but you do not always have me. A great crowd of the Jews therefore learned that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but so that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also, Because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. And on the next day, a great crowd that had come to the festival day, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him and cried: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel. And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written: Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, your king comes, sitting on a donkey's colt. 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 to him. The crowd therefore which was with him when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead gave testimony. For this reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we are getting nowhere? Behold, the whole world has gone after him. Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day. These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying: Sir, we would like to see Jesus. Philip came and told Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip told Jesus. But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground dies, It remains alone. But if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. Whoever loves his life shall lose it, and whoever hates his life in this world keeps it for life eternal. If anyone serves me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, my Father will honor him. Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again. The crowd therefore that stood and heard said that it had thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him. Jesus answered and said: This voice did not come because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. (Now this he said, signifying what death he would die.) The crowd answered him: We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains for ever. And how can you say: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while the light is among you. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you. And whoever walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and hid himself from them. And though he had done so many miracles before them, they did not believe in him, So that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said: Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them. Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory and spoke of him. However, many of the leading men also believed in him: but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue. For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. But Jesus cried out and said: Whoever believes in me does not believe in me, but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him: for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. Whoever despises me and does not receive my words has one who judges him. The word that I have spoken, that shall judge him on the last day. 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. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said to me, so do I speak.