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honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among
those who ate* with him. 3 Then Mary took a
twelve-ounce jar* of expensive perfume made
from essence of nard, and she anointed J esus’
feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The
house was filled with the fragrance.
4 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 Jesus’ 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.
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 J esus 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 so many went out to
meet him—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
Greeks who had come to Jerusalem
for the Passover celebration 21 paid a visit
to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Gali
lee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”
22 Philip told Andrew about it, and they went
together to ask Jesus.
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. 26Anyone 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. 32And when I am
lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone
to myself.” 33 He said this to indicate how he
was going to die.
34 The crowd responded, “We understood
from Scripture* that the Messiah would live
forever. How can you say the Son of Man will
die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”
35 Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you
just a little longer. Walk in the light while
you can, so the darkness will not overtake
you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot
see where they are going. 36 Put your trust in
the light while there is still time; then you will
become children of the light.”
After saying these things, Jesus went away
and was hidden from them.
20 Some
The Unbelief of the People
37 But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus
had done, most of the people still did not
1 2:2 Or who reclined.
12:3 Greek took 1 litra [327 grams]. 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. 12:34 Greek from the law.
