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¹ Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.² There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.³ Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.⁴ Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], who was to betray him,⁵ Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?⁶ This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.⁷ Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burial hath she kept this.⁸ For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.⁹ Many people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.¹⁰ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;¹¹ Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

¹² On the next day, many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,¹³ Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna; Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.¹⁴ And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,¹⁵ Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.¹⁶ These things his disciples understood not at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him, and [that] they had done these things to him.¹⁷ The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore testimony.¹⁸ For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

²⁰ And there were certain Greeks among them, that came to worship at the feast.²¹ The same came therefore to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.²² Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again, Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.²³ And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.²⁴ Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.²⁵ He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it to life eternal.²⁶ If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honor.

²⁷ Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause I came to this hour.²⁸ Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.²⁹ The people therefore that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to him.³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.³¹ Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.³² And I, if I shall be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] to me.³³ (This he said, signifying what death he should die.)³⁴ The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?³⁵ Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.³⁶ While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and concealed himself from them.

³⁷ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:³⁸ That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?³⁹ Therefore they could not believe, because that Isaiah said again,⁴⁰ He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.⁴¹ These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

⁴² Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:⁴³ For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

⁴⁴ Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me:⁴⁵ And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me:⁴⁶ I am come a light into the world, that whoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.⁴⁷ And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.⁴⁸ He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.⁴⁹ For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.⁵⁰ And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatever I speak therefore, even as the Father said to me, so I speak.