Chapter 12                         

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<		 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised out from the dead. 2 There He had supper, with Martha serving and Lazarus as one of those reclining with Him. 3 In that moment, Mary took a litra [about twelve ounces] of aromatic oil of pure and costly spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

4 In response, Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who was about to betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this aromatic oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, however, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money bag, he used to pilfer what was put into it. 7 Jesus then said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial. 8 The poor you always have with you; Me, however, you will not always have.”

9 Now, a great crowd of the Judeans knew where He was, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised out from the dead. 11 As a result, the chief priests determined to kill Lazarus as well, 11 because many of the Judeans were going away because of him and were believing into Jesus.

12 On the next day, the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem. 13 They took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting: “You save us now! Blessed is the One coming inside of the name of the Lord. And the King of Israel!” (Psalm 118:25-26). • 14 Then Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat upon it, as it is written: 15 “Do not fear, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on the colt of a donkey” (Isaiah 9:9 & Zechariah 4:9). 16 The disciples did not know these things of Him at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.

17 The people who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him out from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 Because of this testimony the crowd met Him, for they had heard that He had done this sign. 19 In response, the Pharisees said among themselves, “You see that we gain nothing. Look and see, the world has gone after Him.”

20 Now there were certain Greeks among those coming up to worship in the feast. 21 They came to Philip who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we desire to see and experience Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; and Philip and Andrew came to tell Jesus. 23 Jesus answered them saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. • 24 Let it be so, it is so, as I say to you. If a grain of wheat planted into the ground should not die [a], it remains alone. If it should die, however, it bears much fruit [a}. • 25 The one who loves more his soul, his own story of self, loses it, and the one who loves less his soul, his story of self inside this world, will keep and protect it into age-unfolding life [b). • 26 If anyone serves Me, let him accompany Me; and where I am, there also My servant will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will value and honor him.

27 Now my soul is agitated, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me out from this hour?’ But this is the reason why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd standing nearby heard this, but said, “It thundered.” Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice did not come for Me, but for you. • 31 Now is the judgment of this world-cosmos; now the prince of this world-cosmos will be banished. 32 And If I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all to Myself.” 33 Now, He said this to signify by what death He was about to die.

34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains into the age. How can you say that it is necessary that the Son of man be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?” 35 Then Jesus said to them, “Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness might not seize hold of you. For the one who walks inside the darkness does not perceive where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe into the light, so that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, after which He went away and was hidden from them.

37 So many signs were done by Him before them, yet they did not believe into Him. 38 And so the word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled that said: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm [or strength] of the Lord been revealed?” (Isaiah 53:1). 39 Even through all this, they were not able to believe, for again Isaiah said: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and has hardened their heart, so that they should not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, so that I would heal them” (Isaiah 6:9-10). 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke concerning Him. 42 Nevertheless, many, even among the rulers, believed into Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not speak the same word, that they might not be put out of the synagogue. 43 For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

44 Jesus then cried out, “The one who believes into Me, does not believe into Me, but into the One who sent Me. • 45 The one who experiences and partakes of Me, experiences and partakes of the One who sent Me. 46 I have come as a light into the world-cosmos so that everyone who believes into Me should not remain inside of the darkness. • 47 If anyone hears My words and keeps, guards, and watches over them, I do not judge him, for I did not come to judge the world-cosmos, but that I might save the world-cosmos. 48 The one who ignores Me and does not seize hold of My words does have one that judges him. • The word which I spoke will judge him inside of the last day. • 49 For I have not spoken out from Myself, but the Father Himself who sent Me, He gave Me the end completion, what I should say and what I should speak. • 50 And I perceive that His end result brought to completion is age-unfolding life. What I speak then, as the Father has spoken to Me, so I speak.
 		  
 
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