John 12–21

Chapter 12

Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.

²And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.

³Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

⁴Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:

⁵Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor?

⁶Now he said this not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief and, having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.

⁷Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial.

⁸For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.

⁹A great multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

¹⁰But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also:

¹¹Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away and believed in Jesus.

¹²And on the next day, a great multitude that was come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

¹³Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried Hosanna. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.

¹⁴And Jesus found a young ass and sat upon it, as it is written:

¹⁵Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

¹⁶These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him.

¹⁷The multitude therefore gave testimony, which was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead.

¹⁸For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

¹⁹The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? Behold, the whole world is gone after him.

²⁰Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day.

²¹These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.

²²Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

²⁴Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

²⁵Itself remaineth alone. But if it die it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world keepeth it unto life eternal.

²⁶If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour.

²⁷Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.

²⁸Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.

²⁹The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

³⁰Jesus answered and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

³¹Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

³²And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself.

³³(Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)

³⁴The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever. And how sayest thou: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

³⁵Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, and the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and hid himself from them.

³⁷And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him:

³⁸That the saying of Isaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said: Lord, who hath believed our hearing? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

³⁹Therefore they could not believe, because Isaias said again:

⁴⁰He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart and be converted: and I should heal them.

⁴¹These things said Isaias, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

⁴²However, many of the chief men also believed in him: but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, that they might not be cast out of the synagogue.

⁴³For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

⁴⁴But Jesus cried and said: He that believeth in me doth not believe in me, but in him that sent me.

⁴⁵And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.

⁴⁶I am come, a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me may not remain in darkness.

⁴⁷And if any man hear my words and keep them not, I do not judge him for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

⁴⁸He that despiseth me and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him. The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

⁴⁹For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak.

⁵⁰And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.

Chapter 13

Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

²And when supper was done (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him),

³Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands and that he came from God and goeth to God,

⁴He riseth from supper and layeth aside his garments and, having taken a towel, girded himself.

⁵After that, he putteth water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

⁶He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

⁷Jesus answered and said to him: What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

⁸Peter saith to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet, Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me.

⁹Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.

¹⁰Jesus saith to him: He that is washed needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all.

¹¹For he knew who he was that would betray him; therefore he said: You are not all clean.

¹²Then after he had washed their feet and taken his garments, being set down again, he said to them: Know you what I have done to you?

¹³You call me Master and Lord. And you say well: for so I am.

¹⁴If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

¹⁵For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you do also.

¹⁶Amen, amen, I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord: neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him.

¹⁷If you know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them.

¹⁸I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me shall lift up his heel against me,

¹⁹At present I tell you, before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe that I am he.

²⁰Amen, amen, I say to you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me: and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

²¹When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit; and he testified, and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you shall betray me.

²²The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke.

²³Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

²⁴Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him and said to him: Who is it of whom he speaketh?

²⁵He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it?

²⁶Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

²⁷And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: That which thou dost, do quickly.

²⁸Now no man at the table knew to what purpose he said this unto him.

²⁹For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy those things which we have need of for the festival day: or that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰He therefore, having received the morsel, went out immediately. And it was night.

³¹When he therefore was gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man glorified; and God is glorified in him.

³²If God be glorified in him, God also will glorify him in himself: and immediately will he glorify him.

³³Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me. And as I said to the Jews: Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now.

³⁴A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

³⁵By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

³⁶Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now: but thou shalt follow hereafter.

³⁷Peter saith to him: Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

³⁸Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen, I say to thee,…