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. ² So they made Him a supper there, and ^(D)Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. ^3 (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. ⁴ But ^(G)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to ^[b]betray Him, *said, ⁵ “Why was this perfume not sold for ^[c]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” ⁶ 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. ⁷ Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for ^(J)the day of My burial. ^8 (K)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

⁹ 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 donkey’s 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.”