Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany
1 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 it3 ffor 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,
15 n“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt!”
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:
u“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
40 v“He has blinded their eyes
and whardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”
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.”
Restore Us, O God
To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm.
1 Give ear, O xShepherd of Israel,
you who ylead Joseph like a flock.
You who are zenthroned upon the cherubim, ashine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up your might
and come to save us!
3 Restore us,1 O God;
blet your face shine, that we may be saved!
4 O Lord God of hosts,
how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
5 cYou have fed them with the bread of tears
and given them dtears to drink in full measure.
6 You make us an object of contention for our neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved!
8 You brought a evine out of Egypt;
you drove out the nations and planted it.
9 You cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 It sent out its branches fto the sea
and its shoots to the River.2
12 Why then have you gbroken down its walls,
so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13 The boar from the forest ravages it,
and all that move in the field feed on it.
14 Turn again, O God of hosts!
Look down from heaven, and see;
hhave regard for this vine,
15 the stock that your right hand planted,
and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16 They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down;
may they perish at the rebuke of your face!
17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18 Then we shall not turn back from you;
give us life, and we will call upon your name!
19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts!
iLet your face shine, that we may be saved!
