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
约翰福音 12
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
馬利亞用香膏膏主(A)
12 逾越節前六天，耶穌到了伯大尼，就是拉撒路所住的地方；耶穌曾經使這拉撒路從死人中復活。 2 有人在那裡為耶穌預備了筵席。馬大在那裡侍候，拉撒路也和一些人與耶穌一同吃飯。 3 馬利亞拿了半公斤珍貴純正的哪噠香膏，抹耶穌的腳，又用自己的頭髮去擦；屋裡就滿了香膏的香氣。 4 耶穌的一個門徒，就是那要出賣他的加略人猶大，說： 5 “為甚麼不把這香膏賣三百銀幣，賙濟窮人呢？” 6 他說這話，並不是因為他關懷窮人，而是因為他是個賊，又帶著錢囊，常取其中所存的。 7 耶穌就說：“由她吧，這香膏是她留下來為我安葬的日子用的。 8 你們常常有窮人跟你們在一起，卻不常有我。”
9 有一大群猶太人知道耶穌在那裡，就都來了，然而他們不單是為了耶穌的緣故，也是要看看耶穌使他從死人中復活的拉撒路。 10 於是祭司長想把拉撒路也殺掉， 11 因為有許多猶太人為了拉撒路的緣故，離開他們，信了耶穌。
騎驢進耶路撒冷(B)
12 第二天，有一大群上來過節的人，聽見耶穌要來耶路撒冷， 13 就拿著棕樹枝出去迎接他，歡呼說：
“和散那，
奉主名來的以色列王，
是應當稱頌的！”
14 耶穌找到一頭小驢，就騎在上面，正如經上所記的：
15 “錫安的居民哪，不要懼怕；
看哪，你的王來了，
他騎著小驢來了。”
16 門徒起初不明白這些事，可是到耶穌得了榮耀以後，他們才想起這些話是指著他說的，並且人們果然向他這樣行了。 17 那些和耶穌在一起，看見他叫拉撒路從墳墓出來，又使他從死人中復活的群眾，都為這事作見證。 18 群眾因為聽見他行了這神蹟，就去迎接他。 19 於是法利賽人彼此說：“你們看，你們都是徒勞無功，世人都去跟隨他了！”
主被舉起來就吸引萬人
20 上去過節作禮拜的人中，有些是希臘人。 21 他們來到加利利的伯賽大人腓力那裡，請求他，說：“先生，我們想見耶穌。” 22 腓力去告訴安得烈，安得烈就和腓力去告訴耶穌。 23 耶穌對他們說：“人子得榮耀的時候到了！ 24 我實實在在告訴你們，一粒麥子若不落在地裡死了，仍舊是一粒；如果死了，就結出許多果實來。 25 愛惜自己生命的，就喪掉生命；在這世上恨惡自己生命的，必會保全生命到永遠。 26 如果有人服事我，就應當跟從我；我在哪裡，服事我的人也會在哪裡；如果有人服事我，我父必尊重他。
27 “我現在心裡煩亂，我應該說甚麼呢？說‘父啊，救我脫離這時刻’嗎？然而我正是為了這個緣故來的，要面對這時刻。 28 父啊，願你榮耀你的名！”當時有聲音從天上來，說：“我已經榮耀了我的名，還要再榮耀。” 29 站在旁邊的群眾聽見了，就說：“打雷了。”另外有人說：“有天使對他說話。” 30 耶穌說：“這聲音不是為了我，而是為了你們發出的。 31 現在是這世界受審判的時候了，現在這世界的王要被趕出去。 32 我若從地上被舉起來，就要吸引萬人歸向我。” 33 他說這話，是指著自己將要怎樣死說的。 34 於是群眾對他說：“我們從律法上知道基督是永遠常存的，你怎麼說‘人子必須被舉起來’呢？這人子是誰呢？” 35 耶穌說：“光在你們中間的時間不多了。你們應當趁著有光的時候行走，免得黑暗追上你們。在黑暗中行走的人，不知道往哪裡去。 36 你們應當趁著有光的時候信從這光，使你們成為光明的兒女。”
主的道要審判不信的人
耶穌說完了這些話，就離開他們隱藏起來。 37 耶穌在他們面前行了許多神蹟，但是他們仍然不信他。 38 這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話：
“主啊，我們所傳的，有誰信呢？
主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？”
39 他們不能相信，因為以賽亞又說：
40 “ 神使他們瞎了眼，硬了心，
免得他們眼睛看見，
心裡明白而回轉過來；
我就醫好他們。”
41 以賽亞說這些話，是因為看見了他的榮耀，就指著他說的。 42 雖然這樣，官長當中也有許多人信了耶穌。但是因為法利賽人的緣故，他們不敢公開承認，免得被趕出會堂； 43 因為他們愛來自人的榮耀，過於愛來自 神的榮耀。
44 耶穌大聲說：“信我的，不單是信我，也是信那差我來的。 45 看見我的，就是看見那差我來的。 46 我是光，我到世上來，叫所有信我的不住在黑暗裡。 47 人若聽見我的話卻不遵守的，我不審判他，因為我來不是要審判世人，而是要拯救世人。 48 棄絕我又不接受我的話的人，自有審判他的。我所講的道在末日要定他的罪； 49 因為我沒有憑著自己說話，而是差我來的父給了我命令，要我說甚麼，講甚麼。 50 我知道他的命令就是永生。所以，我所講的，正是父吩咐我要我講的。”
John 12
1599 Geneva Bible
12 2 As Christ is at supper with Lazarus, 3 Mary anointeth his feet. 5 Judas findeth fault with her. 7 Christ defendeth her. 10 The Priests would put Lazarus to death. 12 As Christ cometh to Jerusalem. 18 The people meet him. 22 The Greeks desire to see him. 42 The chief rulers that believe in him, but for fear do not confess him, 44 he exhorteth to faith.
1 Then (A)Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who died, whom he had raised from the dead.
2 There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of Spikenard very costly, and anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the savor of the ointment.
4 Then said one of his disciples, even Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him:
5 [a]Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6 Now he said thus, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and (B)had the bag, and bore that which was given.
7 [b]Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying she kept it.
8 For the poor always ye have with you, but me ye shall not have always.
9 [c]Then much people of the Jews knew that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 The high Priests therefore consulted, that they might put Lazarus to death also,
11 because that for his sake many of the Jews went away, and believed in Jesus.
12 ¶ (C)On the morrow a great multitude that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus should come to Jerusalem,
13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
14 And Jesus found a young ass, and sat thereon, as it is written,
15 (D)Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh sitting on an ass’s colt.
16 But his disciples understood not these things at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they, that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
17 The people therefore that was with him, bare witness that he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead.
18 Therefore met him the people also, because they heard that he had done this miracle.
19 [d]And the Pharisees said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? Behold, the world goeth after him.
20 ¶ Now there were certain Greeks among them that [e]came up to worship at the feast.
21 And they came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida in Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see that Jesus.
22 Philip came and told Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man must be glorified.
24 [f]Verily, verily I say unto you, Except the wheat corn fall into the ground and [g]die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 (E)He that loveth his life, shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.
26 (F)If any man serve me, let him follow me: for where I am, there shall my servant be: and if any man serve me, him will my father honor.
27 [h]Now is my soul troubled: and what shall I say? Father, save me from this [i]hour: but therefore came I unto this hour.
28 Father, [j]glorify thy Name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
29 Then said the people that stood by, and heard, that it was a thunder: others said, An Angel spake to him.
30 [k]Jesus answered, and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 (G)And I, if I were [l]lift up from the earth, will draw [m]all men unto me.
33 Now this said he, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the (H)Law, that that Christ bideth forever: and how sayest thou, that that Son of man must be lift up? Who is that Son of man?
35 [n]Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is (I)the light with you: walk while ye have that light, lest the darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in the dark, knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have that light, believe in that light, that ye may be the [o]children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and hid himself from them.
37 ¶ [p]And though he had done so many miracles before them, yet believed they not on him,
38 That the saying of Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, that he said, (J)Lord, who believed our report? and to whom is the [q]arm of the Lord revealed?
39 Therefore could they not believe, because that Isaiah saith again,
40 (K)He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
41 These things said Isaiah when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
42 [r]Nevertheless, even among the chief rulers, many believed in him: but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be cast out of the Synagogue.
43 (L)For they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God.
44 [s]And Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth in me, believeth [t]not in me, but in him that sent me.
45 And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.
46 I (M)am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me, should not abide in darkness.
47 (N)And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that refuseth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: (O)the word that I have spoken, it shall judge him in the last day.
49 For I have not spoken of myself: but the father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: the things therefore that I speak, I speak them so as the Father said unto me.
Footnotes
- John 12:5 An horrible example in Judas of a mind blinded with covetousness, and yet pretending godliness.
- John 12:7 This Extraordinary anointing, which was for a sign, is so allowed of God, that he witnesseth how he will not be worshipped with outward pomp, or costly service, but with alms.
- John 12:9 When the light of the Gospel showeth itself, some are found to be curious, and others (which left ought) to be open enemies: others in a rage honor him, whom they will straightway fall from: and very few do so reverently receive him as they ought: Notwithstanding Christ beginneth his spiritual kingdom in the midst of his enemies.
- John 12:19 Even they which go about to oppress Christ, are made instruments of his glory.
- John 12:20 After the solemn custom: the Greeks were first so called by the name of the country of Greece, where they dwelt: but afterward, all that were not of the Jew’s religion, but worshipped false gods, and were also called Heathens, were called by this name.
- John 12:24 The death of Christ is as it were a sowing, which seemeth to be a dying to the corn, but indeed is the cause of a far greater harvest: and such as is the condition of the head, so shall it be of the members.
- John 12:24 A wheat corn dieth when it is changed by virtue of the ground, and becometh a root of a fruitful blade.
- John 12:27 Whilst Christ went about to suffer all the punishment which is due to our sins, and whilst his divinity did not yet show his might and power so far as this satisfaction might thoroughly wrought, now when he is stricken with the great fear of the curse of God, he crieth out and prayeth , and desireth to be released: yet notwithstanding he preferreth the will and glory of his Father before all things, whose obedience the Father alloweth even from heaven.
- John 12:27 To wit, of death that is now at hand.
- John 12:28 So then the Father’s glory is Christ’s glory.
- John 12:30 Christ foretelleth to the deaf, the manner of his death, the overcoming of the devil and the world, and in conclusion his triumph.
- John 12:32 Christ used a word, which hath a double meaning: for it signifieth either to lift up, or to rid out of the way, for his meaning was to put them in mind of his death, but the Jews seem to take it another way.
- John 12:32 Chrysostom and Theophylact refer this word, All, to all nations: that is, not to the Jews only.
- John 12:35 Unmeasurable is the mercy of God, but an horrible judgment followed, if it be contemned.
- John 12:36 That is, partakers of light.
- John 12:37 Faith is not of nature, but of grace.
- John 12:38 The arm of the Lord, is the Gospel, which is the power of God to salvation to all that believe: And therefore the arm of the Lord is not revealed to them, whose hearts the Lord hath not opened.
- John 12:42 Such as believe, are not only few in number, if they be compared with the unbelievers, but also the most of those few (yea and that especially the chiefest) do fear men more than God.
- John 12:44 The sum of the Gospel, and therefore of salvation, which Christ witnessed in the midst of Jerusalem, by his crying out, is this: to rest upon Christ through faith, as the only Savior appointed and given us of the Father.
- John 12:44 This word Not, doth not take any whit of this from Christ which is here spoken of, but is in way of correction rather, as if he said, He that believeth in me, doth not so much believe in me, as in him that sent me. So is it in Mark 9:37.
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