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 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.”

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.

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.”

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.