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Een vrouw zalft Jezus' voeten

12 Jezus kwam zes dagen vóór het Paasfeest naar Betanië, waar Lazarus woonde. Lazarus was de man die gestorven was en door Jezus weer levend gemaakt was. Ze maakten een maaltijd voor Hem klaar. Marta bediende Hem. Lazarus zat samen met nog andere mensen met Hem aan tafel. Maria nam een pond dure parfum, echte nardus-olie,[a] en zalfde daarmee Jezus' voeten. Daarna droogde ze zijn voeten af met haar haren. De heerlijke geur van de parfum was door het hele huis te ruiken. Maar één van de leerlingen werd boos. Dat was Judas Iskariot, die Hem later zou verraden. Hij zei: "Waarom is deze dure parfum niet voor 300 zilverstukken verkocht? Dan hadden we dat geld aan de arme mensen kunnen geven!" Hij zei dat niet omdat hij zo graag de arme mensen wilde helpen, maar omdat hij een dief was. Hij bewaarde het geld dat ze van de mensen kregen, maar nam daarvan voor zichzelf. Jezus zei: "Laat haar met rust. Ze doet dit alvast voor mijn begrafenis. Want arme mensen zullen er altijd wel bij jullie zijn, maar Ik zal niet altijd bij jullie zijn."

Heel veel Joden kwamen te weten waar Jezus was en gingen naar Hem toe. Maar niet alleen om Jezus te horen. Ze wilden ook graag Lazarus zien die door Jezus weer levend was gemaakt. 10 De leiders van de priesters waren daarom van plan om ook Lazarus te doden. 11 Want veel Joden die Lazarus zagen, geloofden in Jezus.

Jezus reist naar Jeruzalem

12 De volgende dag hoorden de mensen die voor het Paasfeest waren gekomen, dat Jezus naar Jeruzalem kwam. 13 Ze trokken takken van de palmbomen, gingen Hem tegemoet en riepen: "Hosanna! (= 'Red toch!') Gods zegen op de Man die door de Heer is gestuurd!" En: "Leve de Koning van Israël!"[b] 14 Jezus liet een jonge ezel halen en ging er op zitten. 15 Dit staat ook in de Boeken: 'Wees niet bang, Jeruzalem, want je koning komt op een jonge ezel.' 16 Eerst begrepen de leerlingen dat niet. Maar toen Jezus uit de dood was opgestaan, herinnerden ze zich dat die woorden over Jezus gingen en dat het ook zo was gebeurd.

17 Iedereen die gezien had hoe Jezus Lazarus uit het graf riep, vertelde daarover. 18 Toen de mensen hoorden dat Jezus zoiets bijzonders had gedaan, gingen ze Hem in grote drommen tegemoet. 19 De Farizeeërs zeiden tegen elkaar: "Zie je dat ze helemaal niet naar ons luisteren? Kijk, de hele wereld loopt achter Hem aan!"

Jezus de graankorrel

20 Er waren ook een paar Grieken op weg naar het feest, om God te aanbidden. 21 Ze gingen naar Filippus die uit Betsaïda in Galilea kwam. Ze vroegen hem: "Heer, we zouden Jezus graag willen spreken."[c] 22 Filippus ging het tegen Andreas zeggen. Daarna gingen Andreas en Filippus het samen tegen Jezus zeggen. 23 Maar Jezus zei: "Binnenkort zal te zien zijn hoe machtig de Mensenzoon is. 24 Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie: als een graankorrel niet in de aarde valt en sterft, blijft hij gewoon één enkele graankorrel. Maar als de korrel in de aarde sterft, levert dat een grote oogst op. 25 Iemand die aan zijn leven vasthoudt, raakt het kwijt. Maar als hij niet geeft om zijn leven in deze wereld, zal hij het eeuwige leven krijgen. 26 Als iemand Mij wil dienen, moet hij Mij volgen. En waar Ik ben, zal ook hij zijn als mijn dienaar. Als iemand Mij dient, zal de Vader hem prijzen."

Jezus vertelt over zijn dood

27 Jezus zei: "Ik ben bang en ongerust. Ik weet niet wat Ik moet zeggen. Moet Ik zeggen: 'Vader, red Mij van wat er nu gaat gebeuren'? Maar Ik ben juist gekomen om door te maken wat er nu gebeuren gaat. Vader, laat uw macht zien!" 28 Toen zei een stem uit de hemel: "Ik heb mijn macht laten zien, en zal die nóg een keer laten zien." 29 De grote groep mensen die daar stond en de stem hoorde, zei dat het de donder geweest was. Andere mensen zeiden: "Er heeft een engel tegen Hem gesproken." 30 Jezus antwoordde: "Die stem was er niet voor Mij, maar voor jullie. 31 Nu wordt over de wereld rechtgesproken. Nu zal de heerser van deze wereld veroordeeld en verslagen worden. 32 En als Ik boven de aarde ben opgeheven, zal Ik alle mensen naar Mij toe trekken." 33 Hij zei dit om uit te leggen op welke manier Hij zou sterven. 34 De grote groep mensen zei tegen Hem: "We hebben in de Boeken gelezen dat de Messias voor eeuwig blijft. Waarom zegt U dan dat de Mensenzoon opgeheven gaat worden? Wie is die Mensenzoon?" 35 Jezus antwoordde: "Het licht is nog maar korte tijd bij jullie. Loop zolang het nog licht is, zodat jullie niet door het donker worden verrast. Iemand die in het donker loopt, weet niet waar hij heen gaat. 36 Geloof dus in het licht, zolang het licht bij jullie is. Want dan horen jullie bij het licht." Nadat Jezus dit had gezegd, ging Hij weg en verborg Zich voor de mensen.

Jesaja's profetie over Jezus

37 De mensen hadden met eigen ogen Jezus heel veel wonderen zien doen. Maar toch geloofden ze niet in Hem. 38 Zo werd werkelijkheid wat de profeet Jesaja van tevoren had gezegd: 'Heer, wie gelooft wat hij van mij heeft gehoord? En wie heeft werkelijk begrepen hoe machtig de Heer is?' 39 Ze konden niet geloven, omdat Jesaja ergens anders had gezegd: 40 'Ik heb hun ogen blind gemaakt en hun hart koppig gemaakt. Zo kunnen hun ogen het niet zien en kan hun hart het niet begrijpen. Daardoor zullen ze niet bij Mij terugkomen en zal Ik hen niet genezen.' 41 Dit had Jesaja gezegd omdat hij tóen al had gezien hoe goed en machtig God is. Hij sprak toen over Jezus.

42 Toch waren er ook veel mensen die wél in Hem geloofden. Zelfs veel van de leiders. Maar ze durfden dat niet te laten merken, omdat ze bang waren voor de Farizeeërs. Ze waren bang dat die hen dan zouden verbieden om nog in de synagoge te komen. 43 Want ze vonden het belangrijker wat de mensen van hen dachten, dan wat God van hen dacht.

Jezus roept de mensen op in Hem te geloven

44 Jezus riep luid: "Als je in Mij gelooft, geloof je eigenlijk in Hem die Mij heeft gestuurd! 45 En als je Mij ziet, zie je Hem die Mij heeft gestuurd! 46 Ik ben gekomen om een lamp te zijn in deze wereld. Iedereen die in Mij gelooft, kan in het licht leven. Hij hoeft niet langer in het donker te blijven. 47 Als mensen horen wat Ik zeg maar het niet geloven, veroordeel Ik hen niet. Want Ik ben niet op aarde gekomen om mensen te veroordelen. Ik ben gekomen om mensen te redden. 48 Mensen die niets van Mij willen weten en niet naar Mij willen luisteren, zullen op de laatste dag veroordeeld worden door de woorden die Ik heb gezegd. 49 Want Ik heb niet namens Mijzelf gesproken, maar namens de Vader, die Mij heeft gestuurd. Hij heeft Mij gezegd wat Ik moet zeggen. 50 En Ik weet dat zijn woorden eeuwig leven geven. Wat Ik zeg, zeg Ik precies zoals de Vader wil dat Ik het zeg."

Footnotes

  1. Johannes 12:3 Deze olie werd uit de wortels van de nardusplant gemaakt en had een heerlijke geur.
  2. Johannes 12:13 Vroeger hadden de profeten gezegd dat de Messias Israël zou redden. De mensen riepen dit nu, omdat ze dachten dat nu het moment gekomen was dat Jezus hen zou gaan bevrijden van de Romeinen en de nieuwe koning zou worden.
  3. Johannes 12:21 De Grieken hielden van filosofie. Ze hoopten nu een groot filosoof te ontmoeten.

Mary Anoints Jesus with Costly Perfume

12 (A)Jesus, therefore, six days before (B)the Passover, came to (C)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they made Him a supper there, and (D)Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. (E)Mary then took a [a]litra of (F)perfume of very costly 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. But (G)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to [b]betray Him, *said, “Why was this perfume not sold for [c]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (H)had the money box, he used to take from (I)what was put into it. Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for (J)the day of My burial. (K)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

Then the (L)large crowd from the Jews learned that He was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, (M)whom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because (N)on account of him (O)many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 On the next day (P)the large crowd who had come to (Q)the 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, “(R)Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the [d]Lord, even the (S)King of Israel.” 14 And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15 (T)Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkeys colt.” 16 (U)These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus (V)was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him, and that they had done these things to Him. 17 So (W)the crowd, who was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to bear witness about Him. 18 (X)For this reason also the crowd went and met Him, (Y)because they heard that He had done this [e]sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing; look, the world has gone after Him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

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

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

27 (AL)Now (AM)My soul has become dismayed; and what shall I say, ‘(AN)Father, (AO)save Me from (AP)this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 (AQ)Father, glorify Your name.” Then a (AR)voice came from 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, “(AS)An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, (AT)This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. 31 (AU)Now judgment is upon this world; now (AV)the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I (AW)am lifted up from the earth, will (AX)draw all men to Myself.” 33 But He was saying this (AY)to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die. 34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from (AZ)the Law that (BA)the [j]Christ is to remain forever; and how do You say, ‘The (BB)Son of Man must be (BC)lifted up’? Who is this (BD)Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, (BE)For a little while longer (BF)the Light is among you. (BG)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who (BH)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the Light, (BI)believe in the Light, so that you may become (BJ)sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and [k](BK)hid Himself from them. 37 But though He had done so many [l]signs before them, they still were not believing in Him, 38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “[m](BL)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the [n]Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 (BM)He has blinded their eyes and He (BN)hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and return and I heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because (BO)he saw His glory, and (BP)he spoke about Him. 42 Nevertheless (BQ)many even of (BR)the rulers believed in Him, but (BS)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, [o]for fear that they would be (BT)put out of the synagogue; 43 (BU)for they loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.

44 And Jesus cried out and said, (BV)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 (BW)And he who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 (BX)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for (BY)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 (BZ)He who rejects Me and does not receive My words, has one who judges him; (CA)the word I spoke is what will judge him on (CB)the last day. 49 (CC)For I did not speak from Myself, but the Father Himself who sent Me (CD)has given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that (CE)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak (CF)just as the Father has told Me.”

Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 A Roman pound, approx. 12 oz. or 340 gm
  2. John 12:4 Or hand Him over
  3. John 12:5 Approx. 11 months’ wages, a denarius was a laborer’s daily wage
  4. John 12:13 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 118:26
  5. John 12:18 Or attesting miracle
  6. John 12:25 Lit soul
  7. John 12:25 Lit soul
  8. John 12:26 Or is serving
  9. John 12:26 Or is serving
  10. John 12:34 Messiah
  11. John 12:36 Lit was hidden
  12. John 12:37 Or attesting signs
  13. John 12:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 53:1
  14. John 12:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 53:1
  15. John 12:42 Lit lest

The Anointing at Bethany(A)

12 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, (B)where Lazarus was [a]who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. (C)There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then (D)Mary took a pound of very costly oil of (E)spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

But one of His disciples, (F)Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for [b]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and (G)had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

But Jesus said, “Let her alone; [c]she has kept this for the day of My burial. For (H)the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, (I)whom He had raised from the dead. 10 (J)But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11 (K)because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry(L)

12 (M)The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:

“Hosanna!
(N)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
The King of Israel!”

14 (O)Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

15 “Fear(P) not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

16 (Q)His disciples did not understand these things at first; (R)but when Jesus was glorified, (S)then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18 (T)For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, (U)“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

The Fruitful Grain of Wheat

20 Now there (V)were certain Greeks among those (W)who came up to worship at the feast. 21 Then they came to Philip, (X)who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

23 But Jesus answered them, saying, (Y)“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, (Z)unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much [d]grain. 25 (AA)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him (AB)follow Me; and (AC)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross

27 (AD)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? (AE)But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.”

(AF)Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

30 Jesus answered and said, (AG)“This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now (AH)the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, (AI)if I am [e]lifted up from the earth, will draw (AJ)all peoples to Myself.” 33 (AK)This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

34 The people answered Him, (AL)“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer (AM)the light is with you. (AN)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; (AO)he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become (AP)sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and (AQ)was hidden from them.

Who Has Believed Our Report?

37 But although He had done so many (AR)signs before them, they did not believe in Him, 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:

(AS)“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

40 “He(AT) has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
(AU)Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.”

41 (AV)These things Isaiah said [f]when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

Walk in the Light

42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but (AW)because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 (AX)for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

44 Then Jesus cried out and said, (AY)“He who believes in Me, (AZ)believes not in Me (BA)but in Him who sent Me. 45 And (BB)he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 46 (BC)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if anyone hears My words and does not [g]believe, (BD)I do not judge him; for (BE)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 (BF)He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—(BG)the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49 For (BH)I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, (BI)what I should say and what I should speak. 50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I (BJ)speak.”

Footnotes

  1. John 12:1 NU omits who had been dead
  2. John 12:5 About one year’s wages for a worker
  3. John 12:7 NU that she may keep
  4. John 12:24 Lit. fruit
  5. John 12:32 Crucified
  6. John 12:41 NU because
  7. John 12:47 NU keep them