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Leviticus 14
New American Standard Bible 1995

Law of Cleansing a Leper

14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. (A)Now he shall be brought to the priest, 3 and the priest shall go (B)out to the outside of the camp. Thus the priest shall look, and if the [a]infection of leprosy has been healed in the leper, 4 then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and (C)cedar wood and a [b]scarlet string and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed. 5 The priest shall also give orders to slay the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [c]running water. 6 As for the live bird, he shall take it together with (D)the cedar wood and the [d]scarlet string and the (E)hyssop, and shall dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was slain over the [e]running water. 7 (F)He shall then sprinkle seven times the one who is to be cleansed from the leprosy and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the live bird go free over the open field. 8 (G)The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe in water and (H)be clean. Now afterward, he may enter the camp, but he (I)shall stay outside his tent for seven days. 9 It will be on the seventh day that he shall shave off all his hair: he shall shave his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair. He shall then wash his clothes and bathe his [f]body in water and (J)be clean.

10 “Now on the eighth day he is to take two male lambs without defect, and a yearling ewe lamb without defect, and three-tenths of an [g]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and one [h](K)log of oil; 11 and the priest who pronounces him clean shall present the man to be cleansed and the [i]aforesaid before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 12 Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it for a (L)guilt offering, with the [j](M)log of oil, and present them as a (N)wave offering before the Lord. 13 Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in (O)the place where they slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering, at the place of the sanctuary—for the guilt offering, (P)like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy. 14 The priest shall then take some of the blood of the (Q)guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on (R)the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 15 The priest shall also take some of the [k](S)log of oil, and pour it into his left palm; 16 the priest shall then dip his right-hand finger into the oil that is in his left palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times before the Lord. 17 Of the remaining oil which is in his palm, the priest shall put some on the right ear lobe of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt offering; 18 while the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s palm, he shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed. So the priest shall make (T)atonement on his behalf before the Lord. 19 The priest shall next offer the (U)sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Then afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering. 20 The priest shall offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and (V)he will be clean.

21 “(W)But if he is poor and his [l]means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a (X)guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an [m]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a [n](Y)log of oil, 22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons which [o]are within his means, (Z)the one shall be a (AA)sin offering and the other a burnt offering. 23 (AB)Then the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, before the Lord. 24 The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and (AC)the [p]log of oil, and the priest shall offer them for a wave offering before the Lord. 25 Next he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on (AD)the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 26 The priest shall also pour some of the oil into his left palm; 27 and with his right-hand finger the priest shall sprinkle some of the oil that is in his left palm seven times before the Lord. 28 The priest shall then put some of the oil that is in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the guilt offering. 29 Moreover, the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement on his behalf before the Lord. 30 He shall then offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, [q]which are within his means. 31 He shall offer what [r]he can afford, (AE)the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed. 32 This is the law for him in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose [s]means are limited for his cleansing.”

Cleansing a Leprous House

33 The Lord further spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:

34 “(AF)When you enter the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a mark of leprosy on a house in the land of your possession, 35 then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like (AG)a mark of leprosy has become visible to me in the house.’ 36 The priest shall then command that they empty the house before the priest goes in to look at the mark, so that everything in the house need not become unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to look at the house. 37 So he shall look at the mark, and if the mark on the walls of the house has greenish or reddish depressions and appears deeper than the [t]surface, 38 then the priest shall come out of the house, to the [u]doorway, and [v]quarantine the house for seven days. 39 The priest shall return on the seventh day and [w]make an inspection. If the mark has indeed spread in the walls of the house, 40 then the priest shall order them to tear out the stones with the mark in them and throw them away [x]at an unclean place outside the city. 41 He shall have the house scraped all around [y]inside, and they shall dump the plaster that they scrape off at an unclean place outside the city. 42 Then they shall take other stones and replace those stones, and he shall take other plaster and replaster the house.

43 “If, however, the mark breaks out again in the house after he has torn out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered, 44 then the priest shall come in and [z]make an inspection. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is (AH)a malignant mark in the house; it is unclean. 45 He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones, and its timbers, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an (AI)unclean place. 46 Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time that he has [aa]quarantined it, becomes (AJ)unclean until evening. 47 Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

48 “If, on the other hand, the priest comes in and [ab]makes an inspection and the mark has not indeed spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean because the mark has [ac]not reappeared. 49 To cleanse the house then, he shall take (AK)two birds and cedar wood and a [ad]scarlet string and hyssop, 50 and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [ae]running water. 51 Then he shall take the cedar wood and the (AL)hyssop and the [af]scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird as well as in the [ag]running water, and sprinkle the house seven times. 52 He shall thus cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the [ah]running water, along with the live bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the [ai]scarlet string. 53 However, he shall let the live bird go free outside the city into the open field. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.”

54 This is the law for any mark of leprosy—even for a (AM)scale, 55 and for the (AN)leprous garment or house, 56 and (AO)for a swelling, and for a scab, and for a bright spot— 57 to teach [aj]when they are unclean and [ak]when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:3 Lit mark, stroke, and so throughout the ch
  2. Leviticus 14:4 Lit scarlet color and
  3. Leviticus 14:5 Lit living
  4. Leviticus 14:6 Lit scarlet color and
  5. Leviticus 14:6 Lit living
  6. Leviticus 14:9 Lit flesh
  7. Leviticus 14:10 I.e. Approx one bu
  8. Leviticus 14:10 I.e. Approx one pt
  9. Leviticus 14:11 Lit them
  10. Leviticus 14:12 I.e. Approx one pt
  11. Leviticus 14:15 I.e. Approx one pt
  12. Leviticus 14:21 Lit hand is not reaching
  13. Leviticus 14:21 I.e. Approx one bu
  14. Leviticus 14:21 I.e. Approx one pt
  15. Leviticus 14:22 Lit his hand reaches
  16. Leviticus 14:24 I.e. Approx one pt
  17. Leviticus 14:30 Lit from those which his hand can reach
  18. Leviticus 14:31 Lit his hand can reach
  19. Leviticus 14:32 Lit hand does not reach
  20. Leviticus 14:37 Lit wall
  21. Leviticus 14:38 Lit doorway of the house
  22. Leviticus 14:38 Lit shut up
  23. Leviticus 14:39 Lit look
  24. Leviticus 14:40 Lit to
  25. Leviticus 14:41 Lit from the house around
  26. Leviticus 14:44 Lit look
  27. Leviticus 14:46 Lit shut up
  28. Leviticus 14:48 Lit looks
  29. Leviticus 14:48 Lit healed
  30. Leviticus 14:49 Lit scarlet color
  31. Leviticus 14:50 Lit living
  32. Leviticus 14:51 Lit scarlet color
  33. Leviticus 14:51 Lit living
  34. Leviticus 14:52 Lit living
  35. Leviticus 14:52 Lit scarlet color
  36. Leviticus 14:57 Lit in the day of uncleanness
  37. Leviticus 14:57 Lit in the day of cleanness
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Leviticus 14
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Cleansing From Defiling Skin Diseases

14 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:(A) 3 The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.(B) If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease,[a](C) 4 the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop(D) be brought for the person to be cleansed.(E) 5 Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.(F) 6 He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.(G) 7 Seven times(H) he shall sprinkle(I) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.(J)

8 “The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,(K) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;(L) then they will be ceremonially clean.(M) After this they may come into the camp,(N) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. 9 On the seventh day(O) they must shave off all their hair;(P) they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.(Q)

10 “On the eighth day(R) they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb(S) a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah[b](T) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering,(U) and one log[c] of oil.(V) 11 The priest who pronounces them clean shall present(W) both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(X)

12 “Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering,(Y) along with the log of oil; he shall wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(Z) 13 He is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area(AA) where the sin offering[d] and the burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;(AB) it is most holy. 14 The priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(AC) 15 The priest shall then take some of the log of oil, pour it in the palm of his own left hand,(AD) 16 dip his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of it before the Lord seven times.(AE) 17 The priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.(AF) 18 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed(AG) and make atonement for them before the Lord.

19 “Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from their uncleanness.(AH) After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering 20 and offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make atonement for them,(AI) and they will be clean.(AJ)

21 “If, however, they are poor(AK) and cannot afford these,(AL) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah[e] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two doves or two young pigeons,(AM) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.(AN)

23 “On the eighth day they must bring them for their cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting,(AO) before the Lord.(AP) 24 The priest is to take the lamb for the guilt offering,(AQ) together with the log of oil,(AR) and wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(AS) 25 He shall slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(AT) 26 The priest is to pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,(AU) 27 and with his right forefinger sprinkle some of the oil from his palm seven times before the Lord. 28 Some of the oil in his palm he is to put on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering—on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. 29 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for them before the Lord.(AV) 30 Then he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, such as the person can afford,(AW) 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,(AX) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.(AY)”

32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease(AZ) and who cannot afford the regular offerings(BA) for their cleansing.

Cleansing From Defiling Molds

33 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 34 “When you enter the land of Canaan,(BB) which I am giving you as your possession,(BC) and I put a spreading mold in a house in that land, 35 the owner of the house must go and tell the priest, ‘I have seen something that looks like a defiling mold in my house.’ 36 The priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the house will be pronounced unclean. After this the priest is to go in and inspect the house. 37 He is to examine the mold on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish(BD) depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall, 38 the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.(BE) 39 On the seventh day(BF) the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls, 40 he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.(BG) 41 He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town. 42 Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

43 “If the defiling mold reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house scraped and plastered, 44 the priest is to go and examine it and, if the mold has spread in the house, it is a persistent defiling mold; the house is unclean.(BH) 45 It must be torn down—its stones, timbers and all the plaster—and taken out of the town to an unclean place.

46 “Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.(BI) 47 Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash their clothes.(BJ)

48 “But if the priest comes to examine it and the mold has not spread after the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean,(BK) because the defiling mold is gone. 49 To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.(BL) 50 He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.(BM) 51 Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop,(BN) the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.(BO) 52 He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn. 53 Then he is to release the live bird in the open fields(BP) outside the town. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.(BQ)”

54 These are the regulations for any defiling skin disease,(BR) for a sore, 55 for defiling molds(BS) in fabric or in a house, 56 and for a swelling, a rash or a shiny spot,(BT) 57 to determine when something is clean or unclean.

These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds.(BU)

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:3 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 7, 32, 54 and 57.
  2. Leviticus 14:10 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
  3. Leviticus 14:10 That is, about 1/3 quart or about 0.3 liter; also in verses 12, 15, 21 and 24
  4. Leviticus 14:13 Or purification offering; also in verses 19, 22 and 31
  5. Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
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Psalm 72:12-20
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12 For he will (A)deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The [a]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (B)compassion on the poor and needy,
And the [b]lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will [c](C)rescue their [d]life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (D)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the (E)gold of Sheba be given to him;
And let [e]them pray for him continually;
Let [f]them bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of (F)Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like (G)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (H)name endure forever;
May his name [g]increase [h](I)as long as the sun shines;
And let men (J)bless themselves by him;
(K)Let all nations call him blessed.

18 (L)Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (M)works wonders.
19 And blessed be His (N)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (O)earth be filled with His glory.
(P)Amen, and Amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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  1. Psalm 72:12 Or humble
  2. Psalm 72:13 Lit souls
  3. Psalm 72:14 Lit redeem
  4. Psalm 72:14 Lit soul
  5. Psalm 72:15 Lit him
  6. Psalm 72:15 Lit him
  7. Psalm 72:17 Or sprout forth
  8. Psalm 72:17 Lit before the sun
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Psalm 72:12-20
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12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(A) on the weak and the needy
    and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(B) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(C) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
    May gold from Sheba(D) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
    and bless him all day long.(E)
16 May grain(F) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(G) flourish like Lebanon(H)
    and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(I)
17 May his name endure forever;(J)
    may it continue as long as the sun.(K)

Then all nations will be blessed through him,[b]
    and they will call him blessed.(L)

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(M)
    who alone does marvelous deeds.(N)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(O) forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(P)
Amen and Amen.(Q)

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(R)

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  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
  2. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
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John 12:23-50
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23 And Jesus *answered them, saying, “(A)The hour has come for the Son of Man to (B)be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (C)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 (D)He who loves his [a]life loses it, and he who (E)hates his [b]life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 If anyone [c]serves Me, he must follow Me; and (F)where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone [d]serves Me, the Father will (G)honor him.

Jesus Foretells His Death

27 “(H)Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘(I)Father, save Me from (J)this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 (K)Father, glorify Your name.” Then a (L)voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “(M)An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, “(N)This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes. 31 (O)Now judgment is upon this world; now (P)the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I (Q)am lifted up from the earth, will (R)draw all men to Myself.” 33 But He was saying this (S)to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die. 34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of (T)the Law that [e](U)the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The (V)Son of Man must be (W)lifted up’? Who is this (X)Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “(Y)For a little while longer (Z)the Light is among you. (AA)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who (AB)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the Light, (AC)believe in the Light, so that you may become (AD)sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and [f](AE)hid Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed so many [g]signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “(AF)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “(AG)He has blinded their eyes and He (AH)hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and [h]be converted and I heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because (AI)he saw His glory, and (AJ)he spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless (AK)many even of (AL)the rulers believed in Him, but (AM)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be [i](AN)put out of the synagogue; 43 (AO)for they loved the [j]approval of men rather than the [k]approval of God.

44 And Jesus cried out and said, “(AP)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 (AQ)He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 (AR)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for (AS)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 (AT)He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; (AU)the word I spoke is what will judge him at (AV)the last day. 49 (AW)For I did not speak [l]on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me (AX)has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. 50 I know that (AY)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak (AZ)just as the Father has told Me.”

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  1. John 12:25 Lit soul
  2. John 12:25 Lit soul
  3. John 12:26 Or is serving
  4. John 12:26 Or is serving
  5. John 12:34 I.e. the Messiah
  6. John 12:36 Lit was hidden
  7. John 12:37 Or attesting signs
  8. John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e. turn about
  9. John 12:42 I.e. excommunicated
  10. John 12:43 Or glory
  11. John 12:43 Or glory
  12. John 12:49 Lit of Myself
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John 12:23-50
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23 Jesus replied, “The hour(A) has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.(B) 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,(C) it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(D) for eternal life.(E) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(F) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

27 “Now my soul is troubled,(G) and what shall I say? ‘Father,(H) save me from this hour’?(I) No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven,(J) “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit,(K) not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world;(L) now the prince of this world(M) will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the earth,(N) will draw all people to myself.”(O) 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.(P)

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law(Q) that the Messiah will remain forever,(R) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man(S) must be lifted up’?(T) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(U) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(V) before darkness overtakes you.(W) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”(X) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(Y)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs(Z) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“Lord, who has believed our message
    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”[b](AA)

39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”[c](AB)

41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory(AC) and spoke about him.(AD)

42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.(AE) But because of the Pharisees(AF) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;(AG) 43 for they loved human praise(AH) more than praise from God.(AI)

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.(AJ) 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.(AK) 46 I have come into the world as a light,(AL) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.(AM) 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them(AN) at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me(AO) to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life.(AP) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”(AQ)

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  2. John 12:38 Isaiah 53:1
  3. John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10
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