Juan 12
Magandang Balita Biblia
Binuhusan ng Pabango ang mga Paa ni Jesus(A)
12 Anim na araw bago sumapit ang Pista ng Paskwa, si Jesus ay nagpunta sa Bethania, kung saan nakatira si Lazaro na kanyang muling binuhay. 2 Isang hapunan ang inihanda roon para sa kanya. Si Lazaro ay isa sa mga kasalo ni Jesus samantalang si Martha naman ay tumutulong sa paglilingkod sa kanila. 3 Kumuha(B) naman si Maria ng isang bote ng mamahaling pabangong galing sa katas ng dalisay na nardo, at ibinuhos sa mga paa ni Jesus. Pagkatapos, pinunasan niya ang mga ito ng kanyang buhok. At napuno ang buong bahay ng halimuyak ng pabango. 4 Ito'y pinuna ni Judas Iscariote, ang alagad na magkakanulo sa kanya. Sinabi niya, 5 “Bakit hindi na lamang ipinagbili ang pabango at ibinigay sa mga dukha ang pinagbilhan? Maaaring umabot sa tatlong daang salaping pilak ang halaga ng pabangong iyan!” 6 Sinabi iyon ni Judas, hindi dahil sa siya'y may malasakit sa mga dukha, kundi dahil sa siya'y magnanakaw. Siya ang tagapagdala ng kanilang salapi, at madalas niyang kinukupitan ito.
7 Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus, “Pabayaan ninyo siya! Hayaan ninyong ilaan niya ito para sa araw ng aking libing. 8 Habang(C) panaho'y kasama ninyo ang mga dukha, ngunit ako'y hindi ninyo kasama habang panahon.”
Ang Balak Laban kay Lazaro
9 Nabalitaan ng maraming Judio na si Jesus ay nasa Bethania kaya't nagpunta sila roon upang makita siya at si Lazaro, na kanyang muling binuhay. 10 Kaya't binalak ng mga punong pari na ipapatay din si Lazaro, 11 sapagkat dahil sa kanya'y maraming Judio ang humihiwalay na sa kanila at sumasampalataya kay Jesus.
Ang Matagumpay na Pagpasok sa Jerusalem(D)
12 Kinabukasan, nabalitaan ng maraming taong dumalo sa pista na si Jesus ay papunta sa Jerusalem. 13 Kumuha(E) sila ng mga palapa ng palmera, at lumabas sila sa lungsod upang siya'y salubungin. Sila'y sumisigaw, “Purihin ang Diyos.[a] Pinagpala ang dumarating sa pangalan ng Panginoon! Purihin ang Hari ng Israel!”
14 Nakakita si Jesus ng isang batang asno at sinakyan niya ito, gaya ng nasusulat,
15 “Huwag(F) kang matakot, lungsod ng Zion!
Masdan mo, dumarating ang iyong hari,
nakasakay sa isang batang asno!”
16 Hindi ito naunawaan noon ng kanyang mga alagad. Ngunit matapos na si Jesus ay maluwalhating nabuhay muli, naalala nilang ganoon nga ang sinasabi sa kasulatan tungkol sa kanya, kaya't gayon nga ang nangyari.
17 Ang mga taong kasama ni Jesus noong tawagin niya si Lazaro mula sa libingan at muli niya itong binuhay ay nagpatotoo tungkol sa nangyari. 18 At ito ang dahilan kaya siya sinalubong ng napakaraming tao—nabalitaan nila ang himalang ginawa niya.
19 Kaya't nasabi ng mga Pariseo, “Nakikita ninyong walang nangyayari sa mga ginagawa natin. Tingnan ninyo, sumusunod sa kanya ang buong mundo!”
Hinanap ng Ilang Griego si Jesus
20 May ilang Griegong dumalo sa pista upang sumamba. 21 Lumapit sila kay Felipe na taga-Bethsaida sa Galilea, at nakiusap, “Ginoo, nais po naming makita si Jesus.”
22 Ito'y sinabi ni Felipe kay Andres, at magkasama silang nagsabi nito kay Jesus. 23 Sumagot si Jesus, “Dumating na ang oras upang luwalhatiin ang Anak ng Tao. 24 Pakatandaan ninyo: hangga't hindi nahuhulog sa lupa ang butil ng trigo at mamatay, mananatili itong nag-iisa. Ngunit kung ito'y mamatay, mamumunga ito nang sagana. 25 Ang(G) taong nagpapahalaga sa kanyang buhay ay siyang mawawalan nito, ngunit ang taong hindi nagpapahalaga sa kanyang buhay sa daigdig na ito ay siyang magkakaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. 26 Ang naghahangad na maglingkod sa akin ay dapat sumunod sa akin, at saanman ako naroroon ay naroroon din siya. Pararangalan ng Ama ang sinumang naglilingkod sa akin.”
Ipinahiwatig ni Jesus ang Kanyang Pagkamatay
27 “Ako'y nababagabag ngayon. Sasabihin ko bang, ‘Ama, huwag mong hayaang sumapit sa akin ang oras na ito ng paghihirap’? Hindi! Sapagkat ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako naparito—upang danasin ang oras na ito. 28 Ama, luwalhatiin mo ang iyong pangalan.”
Isang tinig mula sa langit ang nagsabi, “Niluwalhati ko na ito, at muli kong luluwalhatiin.”
29 Narinig iyon ng mga taong naroon kaya't sinabi nila, “Kumulog!” Sabi naman ng iba, “Nagsalita sa kanya ang isang anghel!”
30 Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, “Ang tinig na iyon ay ipinarinig para sa inyo at hindi para sa akin. 31 Panahon na upang hatulan ang mundong ito. Panahon na rin upang hatulan ang pinuno ng mundong ito. 32 At kung ako'y maitaas na, ilalapit ko sa aking sarili ang lahat ng tao.” 33 Sinabi niya ito upang ipahiwatig kung paano siya mamamatay.
34 Sinagot(H) siya ng mga tao, “Sinasabi sa amin ng Kautusan na ang Cristo ay mananatili magpakailanman. Bakit mo sinasabing dapat maitaas ang Anak ng Tao? Sino ba ang Anak ng Taong ito?”
35 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kaunting panahon na lamang ninyong makakasama ang ilaw. Lumakad kayo habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw upang hindi kayo abutan ng dilim. Hindi alam ng lumalakad sa dilim kung saan siya pupunta. 36 Sumampalataya kayo sa ilaw habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw, upang kayo'y maging mga anak ng liwanag.”
Hindi Sumampalataya kay Jesus ang mga Judio
Pagkasabi nito, si Jesus ay umalis doon at hindi na muling nagpakita sa kanila. 37 Kahit na nasaksihan nila ang maraming himalang ginawa niya, hindi pa rin sila naniwala sa kanya. 38 Nangyari(I) ito upang matupad ang sinabi ni Propeta Isaias,
“Panginoon, sino ang naniwala sa aming ibinalita?
Kanino ipinakita ng Panginoon ang kanyang kapangyarihan?”
39 Hindi nga sila makapaniwala sapagkat tulad ng sinabi ni Isaias,
40 “Binulag(J) ng Diyos ang kanilang mga mata
at pinatigas ang kanilang mga puso,
upang sila'y hindi makakita,
ni makaunawa ang kanilang mga isip,
baka pa sila'y manumbalik sa akin
at sila'y pagalingin ko.”
41 Sinabi ito ni Isaias sapagkat nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ni Jesus, at nagpahayag siya tungkol kay Jesus.[b]
42 Gayunman, marami ring pinuno ng mga Judio ang naniwala sa kanya. Subalit hindi nila maipahayag ito dahil sa takot sa mga Pariseo, na baka sila'y itiwalag sa sinagoga. 43 Mas ginusto nilang parangalan sila ng tao kaysa parangalan ng Diyos.
Ang Salita ni Jesus ang Hahatol
44 Malakas na sinabi ni Jesus, “Ang nananalig sa akin ay hindi lamang sa akin nananalig, kundi pati sa nagsugo sa akin. 45 At ang nakakita sa akin ay nakakita na rin sa nagsugo sa akin. 46 Ako'y naparito bilang ilaw ng sanlibutan, upang ang manalig sa akin ay huwag manatili sa kadiliman. 47 Hindi ako ang humahatol sa taong dumirinig ng aking salita, ngunit ayaw namang sumunod dito. Sapagkat hindi ako naparito upang hatulan ang sanlibutan, kundi upang iligtas ito. 48 May ibang hahatol sa mga ayaw tumanggap sa akin at sa aking mga salita. Ang salitang ipinahayag ko ang hahatol sa kanila sa huling araw. 49 Sapagkat hindi ako nagsalita nang mula sa sarili ko lamang; ang Ama na nagsugo sa akin ang siyang nag-utos kung ano ang aking sasabihin at ipahahayag. 50 At alam kong ang kanyang utos ay nagbibigay ng buhay na walang hanggan. Kaya't ang ipinapasabi ng Ama ang siya kong ipinapahayag.”
Footnotes
- Juan 12:13 PURIHIN ANG DIYOS: o kaya'y Hosanna, na nangangahulugan ding “Iligtas mo kami” ngunit mas madalas itong ginagamit bilang isang sigaw ng pagpupuri.
- Juan 12:41 nakita niya…kay Jesus: o kaya'y nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ng Diyos at nagpahayag siya tungkol kay Jesus .
John 12
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 12
The Anointing at Bethany. 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 They gave a dinner there for him. Martha served the meal, and Lazarus was among those at table with him.
3 Mary brought in a pint[a] of very costly ointment, made from pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and dried them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, the one who was about to betray him, said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[b] and the money given to the poor?” 6 He said this not because he had any concern for the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money bag, and he used to steal from it.
7 Jesus said in response, “Leave her alone! Let her keep it for the day of my burial. 8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.”
9 Meanwhile, a large number of Jews learned that he was there, and they came not only because of Jesus but also because they wanted to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 The chief priests then decided to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 since it was because of him that many of the Jews were leaving and putting their faith in Jesus.
12 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.[c] The next day the great crowd of people who had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 Thus, they went out to meet him, carrying branches of palm[d] and shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
the King of Israel.”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and rode it, as it is written,
15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion.[e]
Behold, your King is coming,
riding on a donkey’s colt.”
16 At first, his disciples did not understand this, but later, when Jesus had been glorified, they recalled that these things had been written about him and had happened to him.
17 Now the people who had been present when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify about this.[f] 18 Because the crowd had heard that he had performed this sign, they went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “As you see, we are getting nowhere. The entire world has gone after him.”
20 The Glory of the Cross.[g] Among those who had come up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.[h] 21 They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus. 22 Philip went to tell Andrew of this, and Philip and Andrew informed Jesus. 23 Jesus answered them,
“The hour has come
for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat
falls into the earth and dies,
it remains just a grain of wheat.
However, if it dies,
it bears much fruit.
25 “Anyone who loves his life loses it,
but the one who hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.
26 If anyone wishes to serve me,
he must follow me.
Where I am,
there also will my servant be.
If anyone serves me,
my Father will honor that person.
27 “Now my soul is troubled.
Yet what should I say:
‘Father, save me from this hour’?
No, it was for this
that I have come to this hour.
28 Father, glorify your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven,
“I have glorified it,
and I will glorify it again.”
29 The crowd that was present heard this, and some of them said that it was thunder, while others asserted, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered,
“This voice did not come for my sake
but for yours.
31 Now is the judgment on this world.
Now the prince of this world[i]
will be driven out.
32 And when I am lifted up from the earth,
I will draw all to myself.”
33 He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.
34 The crowd answered, “Our Law[j] teaches that the Christ will remain forever. How then can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 Jesus replied,
“The light will be with you
for only a little longer.
Go on your way
while you still have the light,
so that the darkness
will not overtake you.
“Whoever walks in the darkness
does not know where he is going.
36 While you have the light,
believe in the light
so that you may become children of light.”
After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from their sight.
37 The Choice To Believe in the Light.[k] Although he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of the prophet Isaiah,
“Lord, who has believed our preaching?
To whom has the power of the Lord been revealed?”
39 They therefore could not believe for as Isaiah said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
lest they see with their eyes
and understand with their hearts,
and thereby be converted,
so that I could heal them.”[l]
41 Isaiah said this because he saw his glory, and his words referred to him.
42 Nevertheless, there were many, even among the authorities, who believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess their faith in him, for fear of being banned from the synagogue.[m] 43 For they valued human glory more highly than the glory that comes from God.
44 The Choice To Believe in Jesus.[n] Then Jesus cried out,
“Whoever believes in me
believes not only in me
but in him who sent me.
45 And whoever sees me
sees the one who sent me.
46 I have come into the world as light
so that everyone who believes in me
may not have to remain in darkness.
47 [o]“But if anyone listens to my words
and fails to observe them,
I will not pass judgment on him,
for I did not come to judge the world
but to save the world.
48 Anyone who rejects me
and does not accept my words
already has a judge.
On the last day,
the word that I have spoken
will serve as his judge.
49 “For I have not spoken on my own,
but the Father who sent me
has himself given me command
about what I am to say
and how I am to speak.
50 I know that his commandment
is eternal life.
Therefore, what I speak
is what the Father has told me to say.”
Footnotes
- John 12:3 Pint: Greek: litra, i.e., about a half-liter.
- John 12:5 Three hundred denarii: a year’s wages, a denarius being a day’s wages for a laborer.
- John 12:12 To a greater degree than the Synoptics, the fourth Gospel describes this entry as a triumph and stresses above all the theme of the glory of Christ. The raising of Lazarus has provoked the enthusiasm of the crowd, and for the first time Jesus allows himself to be acclaimed “King of Israel”; he lets himself be known as the King-Messiah announced by Zechariah (9:9).
- John 12:13 Branches of palm: customarily used in victory celebrations (see 1 Mac 13:51; 2 Mac 10:7). Hosanna: an acclamation meaning “Grant salvation!” The citation is from Ps 118:25. He who comes in the name of the Lord: see note on Mt 21:9. The King of Israel: a reference to the coming king mentioned by Zep 3:14-15 and Zec 9:9. See also note on Mt 21:9.
- John 12:15 Daughter of Zion: see note on Mt 21:5.
- John 12:17 Another reading for this verse is given in some manuscripts: “Then the crowd that was with him began to bear witness that he had called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead.”
- John 12:20 Jesus’ single-day success does not divert him from his hour, nor that of his adversaries, and it is his deciding moment. This page with so many themes gives us a glimpse into his thinking.
To the crowd, among whom are sympathetic Gentiles, he proposes the image of a grain of wheat that must die. Conscious of the necessity for his death, he realizes the fruitfulness of his approaching sacrifice for the whole world.
Paradoxically, that death is elevation and glorification: it will show who Jesus is and be the reversal in the fate of human beings. As in the account of the agony in the garden related by the Synoptics (Mt 26:36-46; Mk 14:32-42; Lk 22:39-46), he overcomes his fear in the face of what humans regard as ruin; he dominates the cruel paradox.
His death transforms the fate of the world: it is defeat for the forces of evil and opens up hope for those called to the communion of Jesus, to life.
Here is an unexpected Messiah who completes God’s work by his own death; as here, so elsewhere we read constantly of Christ’s invitation to his disciples to share his lot (see Mt 16:25; Mk 8:35; Lk 9:24). Believers may fear death but not lose hope, since for Jesus, in whom they believe, the hour of death was the hour in which he conquered the devil, was glorified by the Father, and showed himself to be the light of the world. This beautiful text leaves us the meditation of the ancient Church on the cross of Christ; it has become the glorious cross. - John 12:20 Greeks: not Jews, but adherents of Judaism, although without embracing its practices.
- John 12:31 Prince of this world: Satan, who has the ability to control human beings by drawing them away from God (see Jn 14:30; 16:11; 2 Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2; 6:12).
- John 12:34 Law: taken here as the entire Old Testament (see Jn 10:34), and referring specifically to Pss 89:37; 110:4; Isa 9:7; Dan 7:14. Son of Man: see notes on Jn 1:51 and Mt 8:20.
- John 12:37 The early Christian generations always remained astonished at Israel’s refusal of the light, and they meditated on the text of Isaiah on the blindness of people when faced with an unexpected work of God. To recognize the light is to choose to accept its demands. Such a choice turns a life upside down; it is necessary to accept the risk of being marginalized from the usual social and religious milieu.
- John 12:40 This text, like others in the Old Testament, appears to say that hardened hearts and blinded eyes are God’s doing. However, the evangelist is simply assuring Christian readers that even though God would give people every opportunity to convert, many would still choose to stay in their sin.
- John 12:42 John is indicating that in the Israel of his time there is, as always, a remnant that believes. But they are not a true People of God because of their fear of being excommunicated by the authorities.
- John 12:44 But who is the light? It is Jesus himself, sent by the Father to make known the Father’s love and to save believers. All through the Gospel, Christ has testified how deeply aware he is of this mission because of the unity in which he lives with his Father. What Jesus says in these few verses sums up his entire teaching concerning his mission.
- John 12:47 This parallels the statement found at the end of the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 7:24-27). Everything hangs upon a person’s acceptance or rejection of what Jesus has said.
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