Boys Life Application Study Bible Gospel of John Sampler - Flipbook - Page 90
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But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who
would soon betray him, said, 5 “That
perfume was worth a year’s wages.* It
should have been sold and the money
given to the poor.” 6 Not that he cared for
the poor—he was a thief, and since he
was in charge of the disciples’ money, he
often stole some for himself.
7 Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She
did this in preparation for my burial.
8 You will always have the poor among
you, but you will not always have me.”
9 When all the people* heard of J
esus’
arrival, they flocked to see him and also
to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised
from the dead. 10 Then the leading priests
decided to kill Lazarus, too, 11 for it was
because of him that many of the people
had deserted them* and believed in
Jesus.
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JESUS’ TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
12 The next day, the news that J
esus was
on the way to Jerusalem swept through
the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors
13 took palm branches and went down the
road to meet him. They shouted,
“Praise God!*
Blessings on the one who comes in
the name of the Lord!
Hail to the King of Israel!”*
14 Jesus found a young donkey and rode
on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:
15
“Don’t be afraid, people of
Jerusalem.*
Look, your King is coming,
riding on a donkey’s colt.”*
16 His disciples didn’t understand at
the time that this was a fulfillment of
prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his
glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had
been written about him.
17 Many in the crowd had seen
Jesus
call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him
from the dead, and they were telling
others* about it. 18 That was the reason
12:5 Greek worth 300 denarii. A denarius was equivalent
to a laborer’s full day’s wage. 12:9 Greek Jewish people;
also in 12:11. 12:11 Or had deserted their traditions;
Greek reads had deserted.
12:13a Greek Hosanna, an
exclamation of praise adapted from a Hebrew expression
that means “save now.” 12:13b Ps 118:25-26; Zeph 3:15.
12:15a Greek daughter of Zion.
12:15b Zech 9:9.
12:17 Greek were testifying.
12:19 Greek the world.
12:23 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
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so many went out to meet h
im—because
they had heard about this miraculous
sign. 19 Then the Pharisees said to each
other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look,
everyone* has gone after him!”
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH
Some Greeks who had come to Jerusa
lem for the Passover celebration 21 paid a
visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida
in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to
meet Jesus.” 22 Philip told Andrew about
it, and they went together to ask J esus.
23
Jesus replied, “Now the time has
come for the Son of Man* to enter into
his glory. 24 I tell you the truth, unless a
kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and
dies, it remains alone. But its death will
produce many new kernels—a plentiful
harvest of new lives. 25 Those who love
their life in this world will lose it. Those
who care nothing for their life in this
world will keep it for eternity. 26 Anyone
who wants to serve me must follow me,
because my servants must be where I am.
And the Father will honor anyone who
serves me.
27 “Now my soul is deeply troubled.
Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this
hour’? But this is the very reason I came!
28 Father, bring glory to your name.”
Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my
name, and I will do so again.” 29 When
the crowd heard the voice, some thought
it was thunder, while others declared an
angel had spoken to him.
30 Then
Jesus told them, “The voice
was for your benefit, not mine. 31 The
time for judging this world has come,
when Satan, the ruler of this world, will
be cast out. 32 And when I am lifted up
from the earth, I will draw everyone to
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LOOK BACK
(12:12-16) Although they traveled with Jesus for
three years, the disciples didn’t always understand
him. After the Resurrection, Jesus’ words and actions
made more sense to the disciples. For example, they
later understood how Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on
the back of a donkey’s colt was one of the ways he
fulfilled Scripture (see Zechariah 9:9).
Reflect on the events of your life up to now. How
has God led you to this point? As you grow older,
you will probably look back and see God’s involvement even more clearly than you do today.
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