John 12:12–34

The Triumphal Entry

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

^15w“Fear not, daughter of Zion;

behold, your king is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

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

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰Now ^eamong those who went up to worship at the feast were some ^fGreeks. ²¹So these came to ^gPhilip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” ²²Philip went and told ^hAndrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³And Jesus answered them, ⁱ“The hour has come ^jfor the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, ^kunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ^25lWhoever loves his life loses it, and ^mwhoever ⁿhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves me, he must ^ofollow me; and ^pwhere I am, there will my servant be also. ^qIf anyone serves me, ^rthe Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

^27s“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^tsave me from ^uthis hour’? But ^vfor this purpose I have come to ^uthis hour. ²⁸Father, glorify your name.” Then ^wa voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” ²⁹The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, ^x“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰Jesus answered, ^y“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ^31zNow is the judgment of this world; now will ^athe ruler of this world ^bbe cast out. ³²And I, ^cwhen I am lifted up from the earth, ^dwill draw ^eall people to myself.” ³³He said this ^fto show by what kind of death he was going to die. ³⁴So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that ^gthe Christ remains forever. How can you say that ^hthe Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”