John 12:12–34

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?