Juan 12
Magandang Balita Biblia
Binuhusan ng Pabango ang mga Paa ni Jesus(A)
12 Anim na araw bago sumapit ang Pista ng Paskwa, si Jesus ay nagpunta sa Bethania, kung saan nakatira si Lazaro na kanyang muling binuhay. 2 Isang hapunan ang inihanda roon para sa kanya. Si Lazaro ay isa sa mga kasalo ni Jesus samantalang si Martha naman ay tumutulong sa paglilingkod sa kanila. 3 Kumuha(B) naman si Maria ng isang bote ng mamahaling pabangong galing sa katas ng dalisay na nardo, at ibinuhos sa mga paa ni Jesus. Pagkatapos, pinunasan niya ang mga ito ng kanyang buhok. At napuno ang buong bahay ng halimuyak ng pabango. 4 Ito'y pinuna ni Judas Iscariote, ang alagad na magkakanulo sa kanya. Sinabi niya, 5 “Bakit hindi na lamang ipinagbili ang pabango at ibinigay sa mga dukha ang pinagbilhan? Maaaring umabot sa tatlong daang salaping pilak ang halaga ng pabangong iyan!” 6 Sinabi iyon ni Judas, hindi dahil sa siya'y may malasakit sa mga dukha, kundi dahil sa siya'y magnanakaw. Siya ang tagapagdala ng kanilang salapi, at madalas niyang kinukupitan ito.
7 Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus, “Pabayaan ninyo siya! Hayaan ninyong ilaan niya ito para sa araw ng aking libing. 8 Habang(C) panaho'y kasama ninyo ang mga dukha, ngunit ako'y hindi ninyo kasama habang panahon.”
Ang Balak Laban kay Lazaro
9 Nabalitaan ng maraming Judio na si Jesus ay nasa Bethania kaya't nagpunta sila roon upang makita siya at si Lazaro, na kanyang muling binuhay. 10 Kaya't binalak ng mga punong pari na ipapatay din si Lazaro, 11 sapagkat dahil sa kanya'y maraming Judio ang humihiwalay na sa kanila at sumasampalataya kay Jesus.
Ang Matagumpay na Pagpasok sa Jerusalem(D)
12 Kinabukasan, nabalitaan ng maraming taong dumalo sa pista na si Jesus ay papunta sa Jerusalem. 13 Kumuha(E) sila ng mga palapa ng palmera, at lumabas sila sa lungsod upang siya'y salubungin. Sila'y sumisigaw, “Purihin ang Diyos.[a] Pinagpala ang dumarating sa pangalan ng Panginoon! Purihin ang Hari ng Israel!”
14 Nakakita si Jesus ng isang batang asno at sinakyan niya ito, gaya ng nasusulat,
15 “Huwag(F) kang matakot, lungsod ng Zion!
Masdan mo, dumarating ang iyong hari,
nakasakay sa isang batang asno!”
16 Hindi ito naunawaan noon ng kanyang mga alagad. Ngunit matapos na si Jesus ay maluwalhating nabuhay muli, naalala nilang ganoon nga ang sinasabi sa kasulatan tungkol sa kanya, kaya't gayon nga ang nangyari.
17 Ang mga taong kasama ni Jesus noong tawagin niya si Lazaro mula sa libingan at muli niya itong binuhay ay nagpatotoo tungkol sa nangyari. 18 At ito ang dahilan kaya siya sinalubong ng napakaraming tao—nabalitaan nila ang himalang ginawa niya.
19 Kaya't nasabi ng mga Pariseo, “Nakikita ninyong walang nangyayari sa mga ginagawa natin. Tingnan ninyo, sumusunod sa kanya ang buong mundo!”
Hinanap ng Ilang Griego si Jesus
20 May ilang Griegong dumalo sa pista upang sumamba. 21 Lumapit sila kay Felipe na taga-Bethsaida sa Galilea, at nakiusap, “Ginoo, nais po naming makita si Jesus.”
22 Ito'y sinabi ni Felipe kay Andres, at magkasama silang nagsabi nito kay Jesus. 23 Sumagot si Jesus, “Dumating na ang oras upang luwalhatiin ang Anak ng Tao. 24 Pakatandaan ninyo: hangga't hindi nahuhulog sa lupa ang butil ng trigo at mamatay, mananatili itong nag-iisa. Ngunit kung ito'y mamatay, mamumunga ito nang sagana. 25 Ang(G) taong nagpapahalaga sa kanyang buhay ay siyang mawawalan nito, ngunit ang taong hindi nagpapahalaga sa kanyang buhay sa daigdig na ito ay siyang magkakaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. 26 Ang naghahangad na maglingkod sa akin ay dapat sumunod sa akin, at saanman ako naroroon ay naroroon din siya. Pararangalan ng Ama ang sinumang naglilingkod sa akin.”
Ipinahiwatig ni Jesus ang Kanyang Pagkamatay
27 “Ako'y nababagabag ngayon. Sasabihin ko bang, ‘Ama, huwag mong hayaang sumapit sa akin ang oras na ito ng paghihirap’? Hindi! Sapagkat ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako naparito—upang danasin ang oras na ito. 28 Ama, luwalhatiin mo ang iyong pangalan.”
Isang tinig mula sa langit ang nagsabi, “Niluwalhati ko na ito, at muli kong luluwalhatiin.”
29 Narinig iyon ng mga taong naroon kaya't sinabi nila, “Kumulog!” Sabi naman ng iba, “Nagsalita sa kanya ang isang anghel!”
30 Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, “Ang tinig na iyon ay ipinarinig para sa inyo at hindi para sa akin. 31 Panahon na upang hatulan ang mundong ito. Panahon na rin upang hatulan ang pinuno ng mundong ito. 32 At kung ako'y maitaas na, ilalapit ko sa aking sarili ang lahat ng tao.” 33 Sinabi niya ito upang ipahiwatig kung paano siya mamamatay.
34 Sinagot(H) siya ng mga tao, “Sinasabi sa amin ng Kautusan na ang Cristo ay mananatili magpakailanman. Bakit mo sinasabing dapat maitaas ang Anak ng Tao? Sino ba ang Anak ng Taong ito?”
35 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kaunting panahon na lamang ninyong makakasama ang ilaw. Lumakad kayo habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw upang hindi kayo abutan ng dilim. Hindi alam ng lumalakad sa dilim kung saan siya pupunta. 36 Sumampalataya kayo sa ilaw habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw, upang kayo'y maging mga anak ng liwanag.”
Hindi Sumampalataya kay Jesus ang mga Judio
Pagkasabi nito, si Jesus ay umalis doon at hindi na muling nagpakita sa kanila. 37 Kahit na nasaksihan nila ang maraming himalang ginawa niya, hindi pa rin sila naniwala sa kanya. 38 Nangyari(I) ito upang matupad ang sinabi ni Propeta Isaias,
“Panginoon, sino ang naniwala sa aming ibinalita?
Kanino ipinakita ng Panginoon ang kanyang kapangyarihan?”
39 Hindi nga sila makapaniwala sapagkat tulad ng sinabi ni Isaias,
40 “Binulag(J) ng Diyos ang kanilang mga mata
at pinatigas ang kanilang mga puso,
upang sila'y hindi makakita,
ni makaunawa ang kanilang mga isip,
baka pa sila'y manumbalik sa akin
at sila'y pagalingin ko.”
41 Sinabi ito ni Isaias sapagkat nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ni Jesus, at nagpahayag siya tungkol kay Jesus.[b]
42 Gayunman, marami ring pinuno ng mga Judio ang naniwala sa kanya. Subalit hindi nila maipahayag ito dahil sa takot sa mga Pariseo, na baka sila'y itiwalag sa sinagoga. 43 Mas ginusto nilang parangalan sila ng tao kaysa parangalan ng Diyos.
Ang Salita ni Jesus ang Hahatol
44 Malakas na sinabi ni Jesus, “Ang nananalig sa akin ay hindi lamang sa akin nananalig, kundi pati sa nagsugo sa akin. 45 At ang nakakita sa akin ay nakakita na rin sa nagsugo sa akin. 46 Ako'y naparito bilang ilaw ng sanlibutan, upang ang manalig sa akin ay huwag manatili sa kadiliman. 47 Hindi ako ang humahatol sa taong dumirinig ng aking salita, ngunit ayaw namang sumunod dito. Sapagkat hindi ako naparito upang hatulan ang sanlibutan, kundi upang iligtas ito. 48 May ibang hahatol sa mga ayaw tumanggap sa akin at sa aking mga salita. Ang salitang ipinahayag ko ang hahatol sa kanila sa huling araw. 49 Sapagkat hindi ako nagsalita nang mula sa sarili ko lamang; ang Ama na nagsugo sa akin ang siyang nag-utos kung ano ang aking sasabihin at ipahahayag. 50 At alam kong ang kanyang utos ay nagbibigay ng buhay na walang hanggan. Kaya't ang ipinapasabi ng Ama ang siya kong ipinapahayag.”
Footnotes
- Juan 12:13 PURIHIN ANG DIYOS: o kaya'y Hosanna, na nangangahulugan ding “Iligtas mo kami” ngunit mas madalas itong ginagamit bilang isang sigaw ng pagpupuri.
- Juan 12:41 nakita niya…kay Jesus: o kaya'y nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ng Diyos at nagpahayag siya tungkol kay Jesus .
John 12
Common English Bible
Mary anoints Jesus’ feet
12 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Lazarus and his sisters hosted a dinner for him. Martha served and Lazarus was among those who joined him at the table. 3 Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound,[a] of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She anointed Jesus’ feet with it, then wiped his feet dry with her hair. The house was filled with the aroma of the perfume. 4 Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), complained, 5 “This perfume was worth a year’s wages![b] Why wasn’t it sold and the money given to the poor?” (6 He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would take what was in it.)
7 Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. This perfume was to be used in preparation for my burial, and this is how she has used it. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you won’t always have me.”
9 Many Jews learned that he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 The chief priests decided that they would kill Lazarus too. 11 It was because of Lazarus that many of the Jews had deserted them and come to believe in Jesus.
Jesus enters Jerusalem
12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him. They shouted,
“Hosanna!
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord![c]
Blessings on the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 Don’t be afraid, Daughter Zion.
Look! Your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt.[d]
16 His disciples didn’t understand these things at first. After he was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
17 The crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were testifying about him. 18 That’s why the crowd came to meet him, because they had heard about this miraculous sign that he had done. 19 Therefore, the Pharisees said to each other, “See! You’ve accomplished nothing! Look! The whole world is following him!”
Jesus teaches about his death
20 Some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” 22 Philip told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Human One[e] to be glorified. 24 I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me. Wherever I am, there my servant will also be. My Father will honor whoever serves me.
27 “Now I am deeply troubled.[f] What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, for this is the reason I have come to this time. 28 Father, glorify your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
29 The crowd standing there heard and said, “It’s thunder.” Others said, “An angel spoke to him.”
30 Jesus replied, “This voice wasn’t for my benefit but for yours. 31 Now is the time for judgment of this world. Now this world’s ruler will be thrown out. 32 When I am lifted up[g] from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.” (33 He said this to show how he was going to die.)
34 The crowd responded, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Human One[h] must be lifted up? Who is this Human One?”[i]
35 Jesus replied, “The light is with you for only a little while. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness don’t know where they are going. 36 As long as you have the light, believe in the light so that you might become people whose lives are determined by the light.” After Jesus said these things, he went away and hid from them.
Fulfillment of prophecy
37 Jesus had done many miraculous signs before the people, but they didn’t believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of the prophet Isaiah:
Lord, who has believed through our message?
To whom is the arm of the Lord fully revealed?[j]
39 Isaiah explains why they couldn’t believe:
40 He made their eyes blind
and closed their minds
so that they might not see with their eyes,
understand with their minds,
and turn their lives around—
and I would heal them.[k]
41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory; he spoke about Jesus. 42 Even so, many leaders believed in him, but they wouldn’t acknowledge their faith because they feared that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. 43 They believed, but they loved human praise more than God’s glory.
Summary of Jesus’ teaching
44 Jesus shouted, “Whoever believes in me doesn’t believe in me but in the one who sent me. 45 Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. 46 I have come as a light into the world so that everyone who believes in me won’t live in darkness. 47 If people hear my words and don’t keep them, I don’t judge them. I didn’t come to judge the world but to save it. 48 Whoever rejects me and doesn’t receive my words will be judged at the last day by the word I have spoken. 49 I don’t speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me regarding what I should speak and say. 50 I know that his commandment is eternal life. Therefore, whatever I say is just as the Father has said to me.”
Footnotes
- John 12:3 Or a litra, a Roman pound, approximately twelve ounces
- John 12:5 Or three hundred denaria
- John 12:13 Ps 118:26
- John 12:15 Zech 9:9
- John 12:23 Or Son of Man
- John 12:27 Ps 6:2
- John 12:32 Or exalted
- John 12:34 Or Son of Man
- John 12:34 Or Son of Man
- John 12:38 Isa 53:1
- John 12:40 Isa 6:10
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