John 12:6-41

English Standard Version

⁶He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(A)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it^[a] for the day of my burial. ⁸For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[b] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(B)whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰^(C)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹because ^(D)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

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

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

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

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

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

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

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

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. ³⁷Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, ³⁸^(BC)so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

^(BD)“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹Therefore they ^(BE)could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

⁴⁰^(BF)“He has blinded their eyes
    and ^(BG)hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
    and understand with their heart, and turn,
    and I would heal them.”