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          DASV: John 12    

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
2 So they prepared a dinner for him there. Martha served, and
Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.
3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made
of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his
feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance
of the perfume.
4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who would betray
him, complained,
5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii,
and given to the poor?"
6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but
because he was a thief, and took care of the disciples’
moneybag, and he used to steal some for himself from what
was put in it.
7 Then Jesus said, "Leave her alone, for she did this for my
burial day.
8 For you always have the poor with you; but me you do not
always have."

9 When a crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they
came, not only for Jesus' sake, but so that they might see
Lazarus too, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 Now the chief priests were planning to put Lazarus to death
as well,
11 because on account of him many of the Jews were deserting
and believing in Jesus.
12 The next day a large crowd had come to the feast when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 They took the branches from palm trees, and went out to meet
him, shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord, blessed is the King of Israel."
14 Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it, as it is
written,
15 "Fear not, daughter of Zion. Look, your King comes, sitting
on a donkey's colt."
16 His disciples did not understand these things at the first;
but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these
things were written about him, and that they had done
these things to him.
17 The crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus out
of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, told others about
it.
18 Because they heard that Jesus had done this miraculous sign,
the crowd went out and met him.
19 Then Pharisees said among themselves, "Look, you can’t do
anything for the world has gone after him."

20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to
worship at the feast.
21 These approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee,
and asked him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went
and told Jesus.
23 Jesus replied, "The hour is come that the Son of Man should
be glorified.
24 I tell you the truth, unless a grain of wheat fall into the
ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces
much fruit.
25 Whoever loves his life will lose it; and whoever hates his
life in this world will keep it for life eternal.
26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me; and where I am,
there will my servant be as well; if anyone serves me, the Father
will honor him.
27 Now is my soul troubled. What should I say? Father, save me
from this hour. But this is the very reason I have come to this
hour.
28 Father, glorify your name." Then a voice out of heaven said,
"I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."
29 The crowd standing there heard it, but thought it had thundered.
Others said, "An angel spoke to him."
30 Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your benefit, not mine.
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this
world be thrown out.
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people
to myself."
33 He said this, indicating by what manner of death he would die.

34 The crowd answered him, "We have heard from the law that the
Christ remains forever so how can you claim, 'The Son of Man
must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
35 Jesus replied, "Yet a little while the light will be with you.
Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not
overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not
know where he is going.
36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you
may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, then he
left and hid from them.

37 Even though he had done so many signs in front of them, still
they did not believe in him.
38 This was so the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled
when he said, "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 also said,
40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts; so
that they would not see with their eyes, understand with their
heart and turn, and I would heal them."
41 Isaiah said these things, because he saw his glory and spoke
about him.
42 Nevertheless, even many of the rulers believed in him; but
because of the Pharisees they did not admit it publically, so
that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
43 For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.

44 Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in me, believes not
in me, but in him who sent me.
45 and whoever sees me sees him who sent me.
46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes
in me may not remain in the darkness.
47 If anyone hears my sayings, and does not keep them, I do not
judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save
the world.
48 The one who rejects me, and does not receive my sayings, has
one who judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him
on the last day.
49 For I did not speak from myself; but the Father who sent me,
he has given me a commandment about what I should say and what
I should speak.
50 I know that his commandment is life eternal. The things
therefore which I speak, are just what the Father has told
to me to say."

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