John 12:12-36 English Standard Version

The Triumphal Entry

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

¹⁵^(F)“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt!”

¹⁶^(G)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but ^(H)when Jesus was glorified, then ^(I)they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. ¹⁷^(J)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. ¹⁸The reason why the crowd went to meet him ^(K)was that they heard he had done this sign. ¹⁹So the Pharisees said to one another, ^(L)“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ^(M)the world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

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

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

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