John 11:25-12:32

English Standard Version

²⁵ Jesus said to her, ^(A)“I am the resurrection and ^(B)the life.^[a] Whoever believes in me, ^(C)though he die, ^(D)yet shall he live, ²⁶ and everyone who lives and believes in me ^(E)shall never die. Do you believe this?” ²⁷ She said to him, “Yes, Lord; ^(F)I believe that ^(G)you are the Christ, the Son of God, ^(H)who is coming into the world.”

Jesus Weeps

²⁸ When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, ^(I)“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” ²⁹ And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. ³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. ³¹ When the Jews ^(J)who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. ³² Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, ^(K)“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” ³³ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he ^(L)was deeply moved^[b] in his spirit and ^(M)greatly troubled. ³⁴ And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” ^35 (N)Jesus wept. ³⁶ So the Jews said, “See ^(O)how he loved him!” ³⁷ But some of them said, “Could not he ^(P)who opened the eyes of the blind man ^(Q)also have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus

³⁸ Then Jesus, ^(R)deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was ^(S)a cave, and ^(T)a stone lay against it. ³⁹ Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for ^(U)he has been dead four days.” ⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, ^(V)“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see ^(W)the glory of God?” ⁴¹ So they took away the stone. And Jesus ^(X)lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. ^42 (Y)I knew that you always hear me, but I said this ^(Z)on account of the people standing around, ^(AA)that they may believe that you sent me.” ⁴³ When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” ^44 (AB)The man who had died came out, ^(AC)his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and ^(AD)his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

^45 (AE)Many of the Jews therefore, ^(AF)who had come with Mary and ^(AG)had seen what he did, believed in him, ⁴⁶ but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. ⁴⁷ So the chief priests and the Pharisees ^(AH)gathered ^(AI)the council and said, ^(AJ)“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and ^(AK)the Romans will come and take away both our ^(AL)place and our nation.” ⁴⁹ But one of them, ^(AM)Caiaphas, ^(AN)who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. ⁵⁰ Nor do you understand that ^(AO)it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” ⁵¹ He did not say this of his own accord, but ^(AP)being high priest that year ^(AQ)he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, ⁵² and ^(AR)not for the nation only, but also ^(AS)to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. ⁵³ So from that day on they ^(AT)made plans to put him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore ^(AU)no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.

⁵⁵ Now ^(AV)the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and ^(AW)many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover ^(AX)to purify themselves. ^56 (AY)They were looking for^[c] Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?” ⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12 Six days before ^(AZ)the Passover, ^(BA)Jesus therefore came to Bethany, ^(BB)where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² So they gave a dinner for him there. ^(BC)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. ^3 (BD)Mary therefore took a pound^[d] 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^[e] and ^(BE)given to the poor?” ⁶ He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(BF)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^[f] 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^[g] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(BG)whom he had raised from the dead. ^10 (BH)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹ because ^(BI)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

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

^16 (BP)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but ^(BQ)when Jesus was glorified, then ^(BR)they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. ^17 (BS)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 ^(BT)was that they heard he had done this sign. ¹⁹ So the Pharisees said to one another, ^(BU)“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ^(BV)the world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰ Now ^(BW)among those who went up to worship at the feast were some ^(BX)Greeks. ²¹ So these came to ^(BY)Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” ²² Philip went and told ^(BZ)Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³ And Jesus answered them, ^(CA)“The hour has come ^(CB)for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(CC)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ^25 (CD)Whoever loves his life loses it, and ^(CE)whoever ^(CF)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves me, he must ^(CG)follow me; and ^(CH)where I am, there will my servant be also. ^(CI)If anyone serves me, ^(CJ)the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

^27 (CK)“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^(CL)save me from ^(CM)this hour’? But ^(CN)for this purpose I have come to ^(CO)this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name.” Then ^(CP)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, ^(CQ)“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰ Jesus answered, ^(CR)“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ^31 (CS)Now is the judgment of this world; now will ^(CT)the ruler of this world ^(CU)be cast out. ³² And I, ^(CV)when I am lifted up from the earth, ^(CW)will draw ^(CX)all people to myself.”