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Mary Anoints Jesus

^1 (C1)Therefore, six days before ^(C2)the Passover, Jesus came to ^(C3)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.² So they made Him a dinner 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)pound of very expensive ^(C2)perfume of 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, the one who intended to ^(F1)betray Him, ^(*)said,⁵ "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred ^(F1)denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?"⁶ Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^(C1)kept the money box, he used to ^(F1)steal from ^(C2)what was put into it.⁷ Therefore Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it ^(F1)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 The ^(C1)large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so 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, when ^(C1)the large crowd that had come to ^(C2)the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,¹³ they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, "^(C1)Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, indeed, the ^(C2)King of Israel!"¹⁴ Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:¹⁵ "^(C1)DO NOT FEAR, 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 of Him, and that they had done these things for Him.¹⁷ So ^(C1)the ^(F1)people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.^18 (C1)For this reason also the ^(F1)people went to meet Him, ^(C2)because they heard that He had performed this ^(F2)sign.¹⁹ So the Pharisees said ^(F1)to one another, "You see that you are not accomplishing anything; look, the world has gone after Him!"

Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰ Now there were some ^(C1)Greeks among those who were going up to worship at ^(C2)the feast;²¹ these people then came to ^(C1)Philip, who was from ^(C2)Bethsaida of Galilee, and were making a request of him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."²² Philip ^(*)came and ^(*)told ^(C1)Andrew; then Andrew and Philip ^(*)came and ^(*)told Jesus.²³ But Jesus ^(*)answered them by 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)The one who loves his ^(F1)life loses it, and the one who ^(C2)hates his ^(F1)life in this world will keep it ^(F2)to eternal life.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.

Jesus Foretells His Death

²⁷ "^(C1)Now My soul has become troubled; and what am I to say? '^(C2)Father, save Me from ^(C3)this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.²⁸ "^(C1)Father, glorify Your name." Then a ^(C2)voice came out of heaven: "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."²⁹ So the crowd who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, "^(C1)An angel has spoken to Him!"³⁰ Jesus responded and said, "^(C1)This voice has not come for My sake, but for yours.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 people to Myself."³³ Now He was saying this ^(C1)to indicate what kind of death He was going 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 is it that 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; also, the one who ^(C4)walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

³⁶ "While you have the Light, ^(C1)believe in the Light, so that you may become ^(C2)sons of Light." These things Jesus proclaimed, and He went away and ^(C3)hid Himself from them.³⁷ But though He had performed so many ^(F1)signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him.³⁸ This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: "^(C1)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 "^(C1)HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE ^(C2)HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WILL NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND ^(F1)BE CONVERTED, AND SO I WILL NOT 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, so that they would not be ^(C4)excommunicated from the synagogue;^43 (C1)for they loved the ^(F1)approval of people rather than the ^(F1)approval of God.

⁴⁴ Now Jesus cried out and said, "^(C1)The one who believes in Me, does not believe only in Me, but also in Him who sent Me.⁴⁵ "And ^(C1)the one who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.⁴⁶ "^(C1)I have come as Light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me will remain in darkness.⁴⁷ "If anyone hears My ^(F1)teachings 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)The one who rejects Me and does not ^(F1)accept My ^(F2)teachings has one who judges him: ^(C2)the word which I spoke. That will judge him on ^(C3)the last day.⁴⁹ "^(C1)For I did not speak ^(F1)on My own, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^(C2)has given Me a commandment as to 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."