12John 12

At Bethany

1Six days before Passover Jesus went back to Bethany, where he had raised Lazarus from death.Select John 12:1

2A meal had been prepared for Jesus. Martha was doing the serving, and Lazarus himself was there.Select John 12:2

3Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. She wiped them with her hair, and the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house.Select John 12:3

4A disciple named Judas Iscariot was there. He was the one who was going to betray Jesus, and he asked,Select John 12:4

5“Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 silver coins and the money given to the poor?”Select John 12:5

6Judas did not really care about the poor. He asked this because he carried the moneybag and sometimes would steal from it.Select John 12:6

7Jesus replied, “Leave her alone! She has kept this perfume for the day of my burial.Select John 12:7

8You will always have the poor with you, but you won't always have me.”Select John 12:8

A Plot To Kill Lazarus

9A lot of people came when they heard that Jesus was there. They also wanted to see Lazarus, because Jesus had raised him from death.Select John 12:9

10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus.Select John 12:10

11He was the reason that many of the people were turning from them and putting their faith in Jesus.Select John 12:11

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

12The next day a large crowd was in Jerusalem for Passover. When they heard that Jesus was coming for the festival,Select John 12:12

13they took palm branches and went out to greet him. They shouted, “Hooray! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!”Select John 12:13

14Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, just as the Scriptures say,Select John 12:14

15“People of Jerusalem, don't be afraid! Your King is now coming, and he is riding on a donkey.”Select John 12:15

16At first, Jesus' disciples did not understand. But after he had been given his glory, they remembered all this. Everything had happened exactly as the Scriptures said it would.Select John 12:16

18A crowd had come to meet Jesus because they had seen him call Lazarus out of the tomb. They kept talking about him and this miracle.Select John 12:18

19But the Pharisees said to each other, “There is nothing we can do! Everyone in the world is following Jesus.”Select John 12:19

Some Greeks Want To Meet Jesus

20Some Greeks had gone to Jerusalem to worship during Passover.Select John 12:20

21Philip from Bethsaida in Galilee was there too. So they went to him and said, “Sir, we would like to meet Jesus.”Select John 12:21

22Philip told Andrew. Then the two of them went to Jesus and told him.Select John 12:22

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

23Jesus said: The time has come for the Son of Man to be given his glory.Select John 12:23

24I tell you for certain that a grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat.Select John 12:24

25If you love your life, you will lose it. If you give it up in this world, you will be given eternal life.Select John 12:25

26If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.Select John 12:26

27Now I am deeply troubled, and I don't know what to say. But I must not ask my Father to keep me from this time of suffering. In fact, I came into the world to suffer.Select John 12:27

28So Father, bring glory to yourself. A voice from heaven then said, “I have already brought glory to myself, and I will do it again!”Select John 12:28

29When the crowd heard the voice, some of them thought it was thunder. Others thought an angel had spoken to Jesus.Select John 12:29

30Then Jesus told the crowd, “That voice spoke to help you, not me.Select John 12:30

31This world's people are now being judged, and the ruler of this world is already being thrown out!Select John 12:31

32If I am lifted up above the earth, I will make everyone want to come to me.”Select John 12:32

33Jesus was talking about the way he would be put to death.Select John 12:33

34The crowd said to Jesus, “The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”Select John 12:34

35Jesus answered, “The light will be with you for only a little longer. Walk in the light while you can. Then you won't be caught walking blindly in the dark.Select John 12:35

36Have faith in the light while it is with you, and you will be children of the light.” After Jesus had said these things, he left and went into hiding.Select John 12:36

The People Refuse To Have Faith in Jesus

37He had worked a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him.Select John 12:37

38This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah had said would come true, “Lord, who has believed our message? And who has seen your mighty strength?”Select John 12:38

39The people could not have faith in Jesus, because Isaiah had also said,Select John 12:39

40“The Lord has blinded the eyes of the people, and he has made the people stubborn. He did this so that they could not see or understand, and so that they would not turn to the Lord and be healed.”Select John 12:40

41Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.Select John 12:41

42Even then, many of the leaders put their faith in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone about it. The Pharisees had already given orders for the people not to have anything to do with anyone who had faith in Jesus.Select John 12:42

43And besides, the leaders liked praise from others more than they liked praise from God.Select John 12:43

Jesus Came To Save the World

44In a loud voice Jesus said: Everyone who has faith in me also has faith in the one who sent me.Select John 12:44

45And everyone who has seen me has seen the one who sent me.Select John 12:45

46I am the light that has come into the world. No one who has faith in me will stay in the dark.Select John 12:46

47I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge.Select John 12:47

48But everyone who rejects me and my teachings will be judged on the last day by what I have said.Select John 12:48

49I don't speak on my own. I say only what the Father who sent me has told me to say.Select John 12:49

50I know that his commands will bring eternal life. This is why I tell you exactly what the Father has told me.Select John 12:50