John 12-14

English Standard Version

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12 Six days before ^(A)the Passover, ^(B)Jesus therefore came to Bethany, ^(C)where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² So they gave a dinner for him there. ^(D)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. ^3 (E)Mary therefore took a pound^[a] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ⁴ But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, ⁵ “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii^[b] and ^(F)given to the poor?” ⁶ He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(G)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷ Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it^[c] for the day of my burial. ⁸ For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹ When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[d] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(H)whom he had raised from the dead. ^10 (I)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹ because ^(J)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

¹² The next day ^(K)the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. ¹³ So they took branches of ^(L)palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ^(M)“Hosanna! Blessed is ^(N)he who comes in the name of the Lord, even ^(O)the King of Israel!” ¹⁴ And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

^16 (Q)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but ^(R)when Jesus was glorified, then ^(S)they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. ^17 (T)The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. ¹⁸ The reason why the crowd went to meet him ^(U)was that they heard he had done this sign. ¹⁹ So the Pharisees said to one another, ^(V)“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ^(W)the world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰ Now ^(X)among those who went up to worship at the feast were some ^(Y)Greeks. ²¹ So these came to ^(Z)Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” ²² Philip went and told ^(AA)Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³ And Jesus answered them, ^(AB)“The hour has come ^(AC)for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(AD)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ^25 (AE)Whoever loves his life loses it, and ^(AF)whoever ^(AG)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves me, he must ^(AH)follow me; and ^(AI)where I am, there will my servant be also. ^(AJ)If anyone serves me, ^(AK)the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

^27 (AL)“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^(AM)save me from ^(AN)this hour’? But ^(AO)for this purpose I have come to ^(AP)this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name.” Then ^(AQ)a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” ²⁹ The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, ^(AR)“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰ Jesus answered, ^(AS)“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ^31 (AT)Now is the judgment of this world; now will ^(AU)the ruler of this world ^(AV)be cast out. ³² And I, ^(AW)when I am lifted up from the earth, ^(AX)will draw ^(AY)all people to myself.” ³³ He said this ^(AZ)to show by what kind of death he was going to die. ³⁴ So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that ^(BA)the Christ remains forever. How can you say that ^(BB)the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” ³⁵ So Jesus said to them, ^(BC)“The light is among you ^(BD)for a little while longer. ^(BE)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness ^(BF)overtake you. ^(BG)The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^(BH)sons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. ³⁷ Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, ^38 (BI)so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

³⁹ Therefore they ^(BK)could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

⁴¹ Isaiah said these things because ^(BN)he saw his glory and ^(BO)spoke of him. ⁴² Nevertheless, ^(BP)many even of the authorities believed in him, but ^(BQ)for fear of the Pharisees they did not ^(BR)confess it, so that they would not be ^(BS)put out of the synagogue; ^43 (BT)for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

Jesus Came to Save the World

⁴⁴ And Jesus cried out and said, ^(BU)“Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but ^(BV)in him who sent me. ⁴⁵ And ^(BW)whoever ^(BX)sees me sees him who sent me. ^46 (BY)I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. ⁴⁷ If anyone ^(BZ)hears my words and does not keep them, ^(CA)I do not judge him; for ^(CB)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. ^48 (CC)The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; ^(CD)the word that I have spoken will judge him ^(CE)on the last day. ⁴⁹ For ^(CF)I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father ^(CG)who sent me has himself given me ^(CH)a commandment—what to say and what to speak. ⁵⁰ And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

13 Now ^(CI)before ^(CJ)the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that ^(CK)his hour had come ^(CL)to depart out of this world to the Father, ^(CM)having loved ^(CN)his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. ² During supper, when ^(CO)the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, ³ Jesus, knowing ^(CP)that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that ^(CQ)he had come from God and ^(CR)was going back to God, ⁴ rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, ^(CS)tied it around his waist. ⁵ Then he ^(CT)poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. ⁶ He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” ^7 (CU)Jesus answered him, “What I am doing ^(CV)you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” ^8 (CW)Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, ^(CX)“If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” ⁹ Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, ^(CY)except for his feet,^[e] but is completely clean. And ^(CZ)you^[f] are clean, ^(DA)but not every one of you.” ^11 (DB)For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

¹² When he had washed their feet and ^(DC)put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, ^(DD)“Do you understand what I have done to you? ^13 (DE)You call me ^(DF)Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, ^(DG)you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, ^(DH)that you also should do just as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(DI)a servant^[g] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷ If you know these things, ^(DJ)blessed are you if you do them. ^18 (DK)I am not speaking of all of you; I know ^(DL)whom I have chosen. But ^(DM)the Scripture will be fulfilled,^{[h] (DN)}‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ ^19 (DO)I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. ²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(DP)whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

One of You Will Betray Me

²¹ After saying these things, ^(DQ)Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, ^(DR)“Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(DS)one of you will betray me.” ^22 (DT)The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. ^23 (DU)One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table ^(DV)at Jesus' side,^{[i] 24} so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus^[j] of whom he was speaking. ^25 (DW)So that disciple, ^(DX)leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” ²⁶ Jesus answered, ^(DY)“It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread ^(DZ)when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, ^(EA)he gave it to Judas, ^(EB)the son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷ Then after he had taken the morsel, ^(EC)Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, ^(ED)“What you are going to do, do quickly.” ²⁸ Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. ²⁹ Some thought that, ^(EE)because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need ^(EF)for the feast,” or that he should ^(EG)give something to the poor. ³⁰ So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. ^(EH)And it was night.

A New Commandment

³¹ When he had gone out, Jesus said, ^(EI)“Now is the Son of Man glorified, and ^(EJ)God is glorified in him. ³² If God is glorified in him, ^(EK)God will also glorify him in himself, and ^(EL)glorify him at once. ³³ Little children, ^(EM)yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just ^(EN)as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ ^34 (EO)A new commandment ^(EP)I give to you, ^(EQ)that you love one another: ^(ER)just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. ^35 (ES)By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” ^(ET)Jesus answered him, “Where I am going ^(EU)you cannot follow me now, ^(EV)but you will follow afterward.” ^37 (EW)Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” ³⁸ Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(EX)the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 ^(EY)“Let not your hearts be troubled. ^(EZ)Believe in God;^[k] believe also in me. ² In ^(FA)my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that ^(FB)I go to prepare a place for you?^{[l] 3} And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you ^(FC)to myself, that ^(FD)where I am you may be also. ⁴ And you know the way to where I am going.”^{[m] 5 (FE)}Thomas said to him, “Lord, ^(FF)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am ^(FG)the way, and ^(FH)the truth, and ^(FI)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ^7 (FJ)If you had known me, you would have ^(FK)known my Father also.^[n] From now on you do know him and ^(FL)have seen him.”

^8 (FM)Philip said to him, “Lord, ^(FN)show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” ⁹ Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? ^(FO)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that ^(FP)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you ^(FQ)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. ¹¹ Believe me that ^(FR)I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else ^(FS)believe on account of the works themselves.

¹² “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(FT)whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I ^(FU)am going to the Father. ^13 (FV)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that ^(FW)the Father may be glorified in the Son. ^14 (FX)If you ask me^[o] anything in my name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

^15 (FY)“If you love me, you will ^(FZ)keep my commandments. ¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another ^(GA)Helper,^[p] to be with you forever, ¹⁷ even ^(GB)the Spirit of truth, ^(GC)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and ^(GD)will be^[q] in you.

¹⁸ “I will not leave you as orphans; ^(GE)I will come to you. ^19 (GF)Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but ^(GG)you will see me. ^(GH)Because I live, you also will live. ^20 (GI)In that day you will know that ^(GJ)I am in my Father, and ^(GK)you in me, and ^(GL)I in you. ^21 (GM)Whoever has my commandments and ^(GN)keeps them, he it is who loves me. And ^(GO)he who loves me ^(GP)will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and ^(GQ)manifest myself to him.” ^22 (GR)Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it ^(GS)that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” ²³ Jesus answered him, ^(GT)“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and ^(GU)we will come to him and ^(GV)make our home with him. ²⁴ Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And ^(GW)the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. ²⁶ But the ^(GX)Helper, the Holy Spirit, ^(GY)whom the Father will send in my name, ^(GZ)he will teach you all things and ^(HA)bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. ^27 (HB)Peace I leave with you; ^(HC)my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. ^(HD)Let not your hearts be troubled, neither ^(HE)let them be afraid. ^28 (HF)You heard me say to you, ^(HG)‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I ^(HH)am going to the Father, for ^(HI)the Father is greater than I. ²⁹ And ^(HJ)now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. ³⁰ I will no longer talk much with you, for ^(HK)the ruler of this world is coming. ^(HL)He has no claim on me, ³¹ but I do ^(HM)as the Father has commanded me, ^(HN)so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.