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Mary Anoints Jesus with Costly Perfume

^1 (C1)Jesus, therefore, six days before ^(C2)the Passover, came to ^(C3)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.² So they made Him a supper there, and ^(C1)Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.^3 (C1)Mary then took a ^(F1)litra of ^(C2)perfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.⁴ But ^(C1)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to ^(F1)betray Him, ^(*)said,⁵ "Why was this perfume not sold for ^(F1)three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"⁶ Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^(C1)had the money box, he used to take from ^(C2)what was put into it.⁷ Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for ^(C1)the day of My burial.⁸ "^(C1)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."

⁹ Then the ^(C1)large crowd from the Jews learned that He was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, ^(C2)whom He raised from the dead.¹⁰ But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;¹¹ because ^(C1)on account of him ^(C2)many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

¹² On the next day ^(C1)the large crowd who had come to ^(C2)the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,¹³ took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, "^(C1)Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE ^(F1)LORD, even the ^(C2)King of Israel."¹⁴ And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,¹⁵ "^(C1)FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."^16 (C1)These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus ^(C2)was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him, and that they had done these things to Him.¹⁷ So ^(C1)the crowd, who was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to bear witness about Him.^18 (C1)For this reason also the crowd went and met Him, ^(C2)because they heard that He had done this ^(F1)sign.¹⁹ So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing; look, the world has gone after Him."

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰ Now there were some ^(C1)Greeks among those who were going up to worship at ^(C2)the feast;²¹ these then came to ^(C1)Philip, who was from ^(C2)Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."²² Philip ^(*)came and ^(*)told ^(C1)Andrew; Andrew and Philip ^(*)came and ^(*)told Jesus.²³ And Jesus ^(*)answered them, saying, "^(C1)The hour has come for the Son of Man to ^(C2)be glorified.²⁴ "Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C1)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.²⁵ "^(C1)He who loves his ^(F1)life loses it, and he who ^(C2)hates his ^(F1)life in this world will keep it to life eternal.²⁶ "If anyone ^(F1)serves Me, he must follow Me; and ^(C1)where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone ^(F1)serves Me, the Father will ^(C2)honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

²⁷ "^(C1)Now ^(C2)MY SOUL HAS BECOME DISMAYED; and what shall I say, '^(C3)Father, ^(C4)SAVE ME from ^(C5)this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.²⁸ "^(C1)Father, glorify Your name." Then a ^(C2)voice came from 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, "^(C1)An angel has spoken to Him."³⁰ Jesus answered and said, "^(C1)This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake.³¹ "^(C1)Now judgment is upon this world; now ^(C2)the ruler of this world will be cast out.³² "And I, if I ^(C1)am lifted up from the earth, will ^(C2)draw all men to Myself."³³ But He was saying this ^(C1)to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die.³⁴ The crowd then answered Him, "We have heard from ^(C1)the Law that ^(C2)the ^(F1)Christ is to remain forever; and how do You say, 'The ^(C3)Son of Man must be ^(C4)lifted up'? Who is this ^(C3)Son of Man?"³⁵ So Jesus said to them, "^(C1)For a little while longer ^(C2)the Light is among you. ^(C3)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who ^(C4)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

³⁶ "While you have the Light, ^(C1)believe in the Light, so that you may become ^(C2)sons of Light." These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and ^(F1)(C3)hid Himself from them.³⁷ But though He had done so many ^(F1)signs before them, they still were not believing in Him,³⁸ so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: "^(F1)(C1)LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE ^(F1)LORD BEEN REVEALED?"³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,⁴⁰ "^(C1)HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE ^(C2)HARDENED THEIR HEART, LEST THEY SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN AND I HEAL THEM."⁴¹ These things Isaiah said because ^(C1)he saw His glory, and ^(C2)he spoke about Him.⁴² Nevertheless ^(C1)many even of ^(C2)the rulers believed in Him, but ^(C3)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, ^(F1)for fear that they would be ^(C4)put out of the synagogue;^43 (C1)for they loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.

⁴⁴ And Jesus cried out and said, "^(C1)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.⁴⁵ "^(C1)And he who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.⁴⁶ "^(C1)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.⁴⁷ "And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^(C1)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.⁴⁸ "^(C1)He who rejects Me and does not receive My words, has one who judges him; ^(C2)the word I spoke is what will judge him on ^(C3)the last day.⁴⁹ "^(C1)For I did not speak from Myself, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^(C2)has given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.⁵⁰ "And I know that ^(C1)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^(C2)just as the Father has told Me."