Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12 ^aSix days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, ^bwhere Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. ^cMartha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound¹ of expensive ointment made from 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 (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred ^ddenarii² and ^egiven to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it^{3 f}for the day of my burial. 8 For ^gthe poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus⁴ was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death ^has well, 11 because on account of him ⁱmany of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 ^jThe next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of ^kpalm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ^l“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the ^mKing of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was ^oglorified, then they ^premembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 ^qThe crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, ^rthe world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some ^sGreeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, ^t“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^uunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it ^vbears much fruit. 25 ^wWhoever loves his life loses it, and whoever ^xhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must ^yfollow me; and ^zwhere I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

27 ^a“Now is my soul ^btroubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^csave me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a ^dvoice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 ^eThe crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. ^fOthers said, ^g“An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come ^hfor your sake, not mine. 31 Now is ⁱthe judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am ^jlifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 ^kHe said this ^lto show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains ^mforever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “The ⁿlight is among you ^ofor a little while longer. Walk ^pwhile you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who ^qwalks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^rsons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 ^sThough he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be ^tfulfilled:

39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of ^xthe authorities believed in him, but ^yfor fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be ^zput out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the ^aglory that comes from God.

Jesus Came to Save the World

44 And Jesus cried out and said, ^b“Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And ^cwhoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as ^dlight, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, ^eI do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but ^fto save the world. 48 The one who ^grejects me and ^hdoes not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not ⁱspoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—^jwhat to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. ^kWhat I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that ^lhis hour had come ^mto depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already ⁿput it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given ^oall things into his hands, and ^pthat he had come from God and ^qwas going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to ^rwash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but ^safterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet,¹ but is completely clean. And ^tyou² are clean, but not every one of you.” 11 For he ^uknew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an ^vexample, that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^wa servant³ is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, ^xblessed are you if you do them. 18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have ^ychosen. But the Scripture will be ^zfulfilled,^{4 a}‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19 I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^bwhoever receives the one I send ^creceives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

One of You Will Betray Me

21 ^dAfter saying these things, Jesus was ^etroubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will ^fbetray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, ^gwhom Jesus loved, was reclining at table ^hat Jesus’ side,⁵ 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus⁶ of whom he was speaking. 25 ⁱSo that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, ^jSatan entered into him. Jesus said to him, ^k“What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, ^lbecause Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.

A New Commandment

31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man ^mglorified, and ⁿGod is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, ^oyet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and ^pjust as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ 34 ^qA new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have ^rlove for one another.”

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

36 ^sSimon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but ^tyou will follow afterward.” 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the ^urooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 ^v“Let not your hearts be troubled. ^wBelieve in God;^{1 x}believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?² 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, ^yI will come again and will take you to myself, that ^zwhere I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”³ 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, ^a“I am the way, and the truth, and the ^blife. ^cNo one comes to the Father ^dexcept through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have ^eknown my Father also.^{4 f}From now on you do know him and have ^gseen him.”

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, ^hshow us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? ⁱWhoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that ^jI am in the Father and the Father is in me? ^kThe words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, ^lor else believe on account of the works themselves.

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and ^mgreater works than these will he do, because ⁿI am going to the Father. 13 ^oWhatever you ask in my name, this I will do, ^pthat the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me⁵ anything in my name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15 ^q“If you ^rlove me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will ^sgive you another ^tHelper,⁶ to be with you forever, 17 even the ^uSpirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be⁷ in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 ^vYet a little while and ^wthe world will see me no more, but you will see me. ^xBecause I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and ^yyou in me, and ^zI in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And ^ahe who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will ^bkeep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our ^chome with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

25 “These things I have spoken to you ^dwhile I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, ^ehe will teach you all things and bring to your ^fremembrance all that I have said to you. 27 ^gPeace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. ^hLet not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ⁱ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is ^jgreater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for ^kthe ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has ^lcommanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. ^mRise, let us go from here.

I Am the True Vine

15 ⁿ“I am the true ^ovine, ^pand my Father is the vinedresser. 2 ^qEvery branch in me ^rthat does not ^sbear fruit ^the takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already ^uyou are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 ^vAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, ^wunless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and ^xthe branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words ^yabide in you, ^zask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 ^aBy this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so ^bprove to be my disciples. 9 ^cAs ^dthe Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 ^eIf you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s ^fcommandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and ^gthat your joy may be full.

12 ^h“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 ⁱGreater love has no one than this, that someone ^jlay down his life for his friends. 14 ^kYou are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants,¹ for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for ^lall that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but ^mI chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.

The Hatred of the World

18 “If the world ⁿhates you, know that it has ^ohated me before it hated you. 19 If you were ^pof the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are ^qnot of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ^r‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they ^spersecuted me, ^tthey will also persecute you. If they ^ukept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But ^vall these things they will do to you ^won account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. 22 ^xIf I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin,² but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 ^yWhoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But the word that is written in their Law must be ^zfulfilled: ^a‘They hated me without a cause.’

26 “But when the ^bHelper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the ^cSpirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will ^dbear witness about me. 27 And you also will ^ebear witness, ^fbecause you have been with me from the beginning.

16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will ^gput you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you ^hwill think he is offering service to God. 3 And ⁱthey will do these things because they have not ^jknown the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may ^kremember that I told them to you.