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11 ¶ Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Laza ki tonbe malad. Li te rete Betani, yon ti bouk kote Mari t'ap viv ansanm ak Mat, sè l' la.

(Mari sa a, se te fanm ki te vide odè sou pye Seyè a, epi ki te siye yo ak cheve li. Laza, nonm ki te malad la, se te frè li.)

De sè yo voye yon moun bò kot Jezi pou di li: Seyè, zanmi ou lan malad.

Lè Jezi tande nouvèl la, li di: Maladi Laza a p'ap touye li. Tou sa rive pou fè moun wè pouvwa Bondye. Se ak maladi sa a Bondye pral fè wè pouvwa Pitit li a.

Jezi te renmen Mat, Mari, sè l' la, ansanm ak Laza.

Apre li fin pran nouvèl maladi Laza a, li rete de jou ankò kote l' te ye a.

Apre sa, li di disip li yo: Ann tounen nan Jide.

Disip li yo reponn li: Mèt, pa gen lontan jwif yo t'ap chache touye ou ak kout wòch, epi koulye a ou vle tounen laba a ankò?

Jezi di yo: Gen douzè de tan nan yon jounen, pa vre? Si yon moun ap mache lajounen, li p'ap bite, paske li wè limyè k'ap klere tè a.

10 Men, si yon moun ap mache lannwit, l'ap kase pye l', paske li pa gen limyè nan li.

11 Lè Jezi fin di yo sa, li di ankò: Laza, zanmi nou an, ap dòmi. Mwen pral leve li.

12 Disip yo reponn li: Mèt, si l'ap dòmi, li pral geri.

13 Jezi te vle di yo Laza te mouri, men disip yo te konprann se dòmi Laza t'ap dòmi tankou tout moun konn fè.

14 Lè sa a, Jezi di yo klè: Laza mouri.

15 Poutèt nou, mwen byen kontan mwen pa t' la. Konsa n'a kwè. Ann al jwenn li.

16 Lè sa a, Toma (yo te rele Jimo a) di lòt disip yo: Ann ale tou ansanm ak Mèt la pou n' ka mouri ansanm avè li.

17 ¶ Lè Jezi rive, li jwenn Laza te gen tan antere depi kat jou.

18 Betani te yon ti bouk toupre lavil Jerizalèm, twa kilomèt konsa, pa plis.

19 Anpil jwif te vin lakay Mat ak Mari pou konsole yo ak lanmò frè yo a.

20 Lè Mat vin konnen Jezi t'ap vini, li pati, li al kontre li. Men, Mari te rete chita nan kay la.

21 Mat di Jezi konsa: Mèt, si ou te la, frè m' lan pa ta mouri non.

22 Men, mwen konn sa: menm koulye a, Bondye va ba ou nenpòt kisa ou mande li.

23 Jezi di li: Frè ou la va leve vivan ankò.

24 Mat reponn li: Wi, mwen konn sa. Li gen pou l' leve vivan ankò nan dènye jou a, lè tout moun mouri yo va leve.

25 Jezi di li: Se mwen menm ki leve moun mouri yo, se mwen menm ki bay lavi. Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan mwen, yo gen pou yo viv menm si yo rive mouri.

26 Moun k'ap viv, epi ki mete konfyans yo nan mwen, yo p'ap janm mouri. Eske ou kwè sa?

27 Mat reponn li: Wi, Seyè, mwen kwè ou se Kris la, Pitit Bondye. Ou se moun ki te gen pou vini sou latè a.

28 Lè Mat fin di sa, l' al rele Mari, sè l' la, li di l' nan zòrèy: Mèt la la wi. Li mande pou ou vin jwenn li.

29 Tande Mari tande sa, li leve, li kouri al jwenn Jezi.

30 (Jezi pa t' ankò antre nan bouk la. Li te rete kote Mat te kontre l' la.)

31 Jwif yo ki te nan kay la avèk Mari pou konsole l', lè yo wè l' leve soti, yo swiv li. Yo te konprann li tapral kriye bò kavo a.

32 Lè Mari rive kote Jezi te ye a, wè li wè l', li lage kò l' atè nan pye l', li di l' konsa: Seyè, si ou te la, frè m' lan pa ta mouri.

33 ¶ Jezi wè jan li t'ap kriye ansanm ak jwif yo ki te vin avè l' yo, sa te fè l' mal anpil, kè l' t'ap fann.

34 Li mande yo: Ki bò nou antere li? Yo reponn li: Seyè, vin wè non.

35 Jezi kriye.

36 Lè sa a, jwif yo di: Gade jan li te renmen l' non!

37 Men, te gen kèk nan yo ki t'ap di: Li menm ki louvri je avèg yo, li pa t' kapab anpeche Laza mouri?

38 Sa te fè Jezi pi mal ankò. li al bò kavo a. Se te yon gwòt avèk yon wòch yo te mete devan bouch li.

39 Jezi di yo: Wete wòch la. Mat, sè mò a, di l' konsa: Seyè, li dwe kòmanse santi deja, sa fè kat jou depi l' nan kavo a.

40 Jezi reponn li: Mwen pa deja di ou: Si ou kwè, wa wè pouvwa Bondye?

41 Se konsa, yo wete wòch la. Jezi leve je l' anlè nan syèl la, li di: Mèsi, Papa, dèske ou te tande mwen.

42 Mwen menm, mwen konnen ou toujou tande m', men se poutèt moun sa yo ki bò kote m' lan m'ap di ou sa, pou yo sa kwè se ou menm ki voye mwen.

43 Lè l' fin di pawòl sa yo, li rele byen fò: Laza, soti deyò!

44 Mò a soti, de pye l' ak de men l' yo tou mare ak bann twal, figi l' tou vlope nan yon moso twal. Jezi di yo: Demare l' non, kite l' ale.

45 ¶ Nan jwif ki te vin kay Mari yo epi ki te wè sa Jezi te fè a, anpil te kwè nan li.

46 Men, gen ladan yo ki al jwenn farizyen yo. Yo rakonte yo sa Jezi te fè.

47 Farizyen yo menm ansanm ak chèf prèt yo reyini Gran Konsèy la. Yo mande: Kisa n'ap fè? Nonm sa a ap fè anpil mirak.

48 Si nou pa fè l' sispann, tout moun pral kwè nan li. Talè konsa, otorite women yo va antre nan koze a, y'a detwi ni tanp nou an ni peyi nou an.

49 Te gen yonn ladan yo ki te rele Kayif. Se li menm ki te granprèt pou lanne a. Li di yo: Gen lè nou pa konprann anyen!

50 Nou pa wè li pi bon pou nou si yon sèl moun mouri pou pèp la. Konsa tout peyi a va sove.

51 (Kayif pa te di sa konsa non. Men, li te granprèt pou lanne a, konsa li t'ap fè konnen davans ki jan Jezi te dwe mouri pou tout jwif ki nan peyi a.

52 Epi, pa sèlman pou jwif yo, men tou pou l' te sanble tout pitit Bondye ki gaye yo nan yon sèl kò.)

53 Se depi jou sa a otorite jwif yo pran desizyon pou yo touye Jezi.

54 Se poutèt sa tou Jezi te sispann fè ale vini nan mitan jwif yo an piblik. Li mete kò l' yon kote toupre dezè a, nan yon vil yo rele Efrayim. Se la li te rete ak disip li yo.

55 Fèt Delivrans jwif yo te prèt pou rive. Anpil moun soti toupatou nan peyi a, yo moute Jerizalèm anvan fèt la pou yo te ka fè sèvis pou mete yo nan kondisyon pou yo sèvi Bondye.

56 Yo t'ap chache Jezi. Antan yo tout te nan tanp lan, yonn t'ap mande lòt: Sa nou di? Ou kwè l'ap vin nan fèt la?

57 Chèf prèt yo ansanm ak farizyen yo te bay lòd sa a: Si yon moun te konnen kote Jezi te ye, se pou l' fè yo konnen pou yo ka arete li.

12 ¶ Sis jou anvan fèt Delivrans jwif yo, Jezi tounen Betani kote Laza te rete a. Laza se nonm li te fè leve soti vivan nan lanmò a.

Antan l' te la, yo ofri l' manje. Se Mat ki t'ap sèvi manje a. Laza menm te pami moun ki te chita bò tab la avèk Jezi.

Lè sa a, Mari pran yon boutèy demi lit plen yon odè ki fèt ak yon fèy yo rele na. Odè sa a te vann byen chè. Li vide tout odè a sou pye Jezi. Apre sa, li siye yo ak cheve li. Tout kay la te plen sant odè a.

Yonn nan disip Jezi yo, sa ki tapral trayi l' la, Jida Iskariòt, di konsa:

Poukisa yo pa t' vann odè sa a pou twasan (300) goud? Yo ta bay pòv lajan sa a.

Li pa t' di sa paske li te vle fè kichòy vre pou pòv yo, men paske se vòlè li te ye. Se li ki te kenbe kès lajan an, li te konn pran nan sa yo te mete ladan li.

Men, Jezi di li: Kite l' an repo! Kite l' konsève odè sa a pou jou y'a mete kò m' nan kavo a.

Kanta pòv yo, n'a toujou genyen yo avè nou. Men mwen menm, nou p'ap genyen m' tout tan.

Yon gwo foul moun vin konnen Jezi te Betani. Y' ale Betani, pa sèlman poutèt Jezi, mentou pou wè Laza Jezi te fè leve soti vivan nan lanmò a.

10 Lè sa a, chèf prèt yo pran desizyon pou yo touye Laza tou,

11 paske, poutèt li, anpil jwif t'ap vire do ba yo, yo t'ap kwè nan Jezi.

12 ¶ Nan denmen, tout foul moun ki te vini pou fèt Delivrans jwif yo te vin konnen Jezi t'ap rive lavil Jerizalèm.

13 Lè sa a, yo koupe fèy palmis, yo soti al kontre li. Yo t'ap plede rele: Lwanj pou Bondye. benediksyon pou moun ki vini nan non Mèt la! Wi, benediksyon pou Wa pèp Izrayèl la.

14 Jezi te jwenn yon ti bourik. Li moute chita sou li, jan sa te ekri nan Liv la:

15 Nou pa bezwen pè, nou menm ki nan lavil Siyon an. Gade, men wa nou an ap vini: Li moute yon jenn ti bourik.

16 Disip yo pa t' konprann bagay sa yo lamenm. Men, se jouk apre, lè Jezi te fin moute nan syèl la, yo vin chonje tout bagay sa yo te ekri davans nan Liv la, epi se sa menm ki te rive lè moun yo te fè sa pou li.

17 Te gen anpil moun ki te la avèk Jezi lè l' te rele Laza pou l' te fè l' soti nan kavo a, lè l' te fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò a. Yo tout t'ap rakonte sa yo te wè.

18 Se konsa, foul moun yo te vin konnen li te fè mirak sa a. Se poutèt sa yo te vin kontre li.

19 Farizyen yo menm, yonn t'ap di lòt: Nou wè. Nou pa ka fè anyen pou anpeche sa. Gade jan tout moun ap swiv li!

20 ¶ Te gen kèk moun peyi Lagrès nan moun ki te vin Jerizalèm pou adore pandan fèt la.

21 Y' al jwenn Filip (ki te moun Betsayda nan peyi Galile), yo di l' konsa: Msye, nou ta renmen wè Jezi.

22 Filip al di Andre sa. Epi yo tou de al di Jezi sa.

23 Jezi reponn yo: Koulye a, lè a rive pou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a resevwa lwanj ki pou li a.

24 Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Yon grenn mayi ap rete pou kont li toutotan li pa tonbe atè pou l' mouri. Men tou, si l' mouri, l'ap bay anpil grenn.

25 Moun ki renmen lavi l' ap pèdi li. Men moun ki rayi lavi li pandan l' sou latè a, l'ap konsève l' pou lavi ki p'ap janm fini an.

26 Si yon moun ap sèvi m', se pou l' swiv mwen tou. Konsa, tout kote m'a ye, sèvitè mwen va la tou. Papa m' va leve tèt tout moun k'ap sèvi mwen.

27 ¶ Men koulye a, kè m' boulvèse. Mwen pa konn sa pou m' di. Mwen ta di: Papa, delivre m' anba sa ki pral rive koulye a. Men, se pou sa menm mwen vini, pou m' pase tan soufrans sa a.

28 Papa o, fè wè pouvwa ou non! Lè sa a, yon vwa soti nan syèl la, li di: Mwen fè wè pouvwa non mwen deja. M'ap fè wè l' ankò.

29 Foul moun ki te la yo tande vwa a. Yo t'ap di: Se yon kout loraj! Gen lòt ki t'ap di: Se yon zanj Bondye ki pale avèk li.

30 Men, Jezi di yo: Se pa pou mwen non vwa a pale, se pou nou menm pou nou ka tande.

31 Koulye a, lè a rive pou yo jije moun ki sou tè sa a. Koulye a, yo pral mete chèf k'ap dominen lemonn lan deyò.

32 Men mwen menm, lè y'a leve m' anlè sou tè a, mwen gen pou m' rale tout moun vin jwenn mwen.

33 (Lè l' di sa, li t'ap moutre yo ki jan li tapral mouri.)

34 Foul moun yo reponn li: Nan Liv lalwa nou an, nou wè Kris la gen pou l' viv pou tout tan. Ki jan ou ka di se pou yo leve Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a anlè? Kilès ki Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a?

35 Jezi reponn yo: Nou gen limyè a la avè nou, men pa pou lontan. Mache pandan nou gen limyè a pou fènwa pa bare nou. Moun k'ap mache nan fènwa pa konnen kote l' prale.

36 Mete konfyans nou nan limyè a pandan nou genyen l' lan, pou nou kapab moun limyè a. Apre li fin di yo pawòl sa yo, Jezi wete kò l', li al kache byen lwen.

37 ¶ Atout li te fè tout mirak sa yo devan yo, yo pa t' kwè nan li.

38 Se konsa, pawòl pwofèt Ezayi te di a rive vre: Bondye, kilès ki te kwè mesaj nou te bay la? Ki moun ki te rekonet travay Bondye a nan sa ki rive a?

39 Non. Yo pa t' kapab kwè, paske men sa Ezayi te di ankò:

40 Bondye bouche tou de je yo. li fèmen lespri yo, pou yo pa wè nan je yo, pou yo pa konprann ak lespri yo, pou yo pa tounen vin jwenn mwen pou m' ta geri yo.

41 Ezayi te di sa paske li te wè pouvwa Jezi, epi li pale sou li.

42 ¶ Malgre sa, menm pami chèf jwif yo, anpil moun te kwè nan Jezi. Men, akòz farizyen yo, yo pa t' kite moun wè sa pou yo pa t' mete yo deyò nan sinagòg la.

43 Yo te pito lwanj ki soti nan men lèzòm pase lwanj ki soti nan men Bondye.

44 ¶ Jezi pale byen fò, li di: Moun ki kwè nan mwen, se pa nan mwen sèlman li kwè, men li kwè nan moun ki voye m' lan tou.

45 Moun ki wè m', li wè moun ki voye m' lan tou.

46 Mwen menm, mwen se limyè sou latè. Tout moun ki kwè nan mwen p'ap rete nan fènwa.

47 Lè yon moun tande pawòl mwen yo, si l' pa kenbe yo, se pa mwen k'ap kondannen li. Paske, mwen vin pou delivre moun, mwen pa vin pou kondannen yo.

48 Men, moun ki refize kwè nan mwen, ki pa asepte pawòl mwen yo, li jwenn ak sa k'ap kondannen l' lan: Pawòl mwen te di yo, se yo menm k'ap kondannen l' lè dènye jou a va rive.

49 Se pa pawòl pa m' m'ap pale la a. Men, Papa ki voye m' lan, se li menm ki ban m' lòd sa pou m' di ak sa pou m' pale.

50 Mwen menm, mwen konnen tout kòmandman l' yo bay lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. Se sak fè sa m'ap di a, m'ap di l' jan Papa m' te ban m' lòd la.

The Death of Lazarus

11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,(A) the village of Mary and her sister Martha.(B) (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)(C) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”

When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory(E) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)

“But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.(I) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”

11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend(J) Lazarus has fallen asleep;(K) but I am going there to wake him up.”

12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.(L)

14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

16 Then Thomas(M) (also known as Didymus[a]) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(N) 18 Now Bethany(O) was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.(P) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.(Q)

21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.(R) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”(S)

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection(T) at the last day.”(U)

25 Jesus said to her, “I am(V) the resurrection and the life.(W) The one who believes(X) in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing(Y) in me will never die.(Z) Do you believe this?”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah,(AA) the Son of God,(AB) who is to come into the world.”(AC)

28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher(AD) is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.(AE) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her,(AF) noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”(AG)

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved(AH) in spirit and troubled.(AI) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.

“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.

35 Jesus wept.(AJ)

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(AK)

37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man(AL) have kept this man from dying?”(AM)

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,(AN) came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.(AO) 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”(AP)

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(AQ) you will see the glory of God?”(AR)

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up(AS) and said, “Father,(AT) I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here,(AU) that they may believe that you sent me.”(AV)

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(AW) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(AX) and a cloth around his face.(AY)

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,(AZ) and had seen what Jesus did,(BA) believed in him.(BB) 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(BC) called a meeting(BD) of the Sanhedrin.(BE)

“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(BF) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(BG) who was high priest that year,(BH) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(BI)

51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(BJ) 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.(BK)

54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea.(BL) Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.

55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(BM) many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing(BN) before the Passover. 56 They kept looking for Jesus,(BO) and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?” 57 But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.

Jesus Anointed at Bethany(BP)

12 Six days before the Passover,(BQ) Jesus came to Bethany,(BR) where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served,(BS) while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint[c] of pure nard, an expensive perfume;(BT) she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.(BU) And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(BV) objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[d] He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(BW) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(BX) You will always have the poor among you,[e](BY) but you will not always have me.”

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.(BZ) 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him(CA) many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.(CB)

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(CC)

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches(CD) and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna![f]

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[g](CE)

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”(CF)

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
    see, your king is coming,
    seated on a donkey’s colt.”[h](CG)

16 At first his disciples did not understand all this.(CH) Only after Jesus was glorified(CI) did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.

17 Now the crowd that was with him(CJ) when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign,(CK) went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”(CL)

Jesus Predicts His Death

20 Now there were some Greeks(CM) among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida(CN) in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

23 Jesus replied, “The hour(CO) has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.(CP) 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,(CQ) 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(CR) for eternal life.(CS) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(CT) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

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

Then a voice came from heaven,(CX) “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,(CY) not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world;(CZ) now the prince of this world(DA) will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up[i] from the earth,(DB) will draw all people to myself.”(DC) 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.(DD)

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law(DE) that the Messiah will remain forever,(DF) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man(DG) must be lifted up’?(DH) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(DI) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(DJ) before darkness overtakes you.(DK) 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.”(DL) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(DM)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs(DN) 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?”[j](DO)

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.”[k](DP)

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

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

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.(DX) 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.(DY) 46 I have come into the world as a light,(DZ) 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.(EA) 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(EB) at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me(EC) to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life.(ED) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”(EE)

Footnotes

  1. John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
  2. John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers
  3. John 12:3 Or about 0.5 liter
  4. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii
  5. John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
  6. John 12:13 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise
  7. John 12:13 Psalm 118:25,26
  8. John 12:15 Zech. 9:9
  9. John 12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  10. John 12:38 Isaiah 53:1
  11. John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10