John 12–21

Mary Anoints Christ

Matt. 26:6–12; Mark 14:3–9

12Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, ^awhere Lazarus was ¹who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. ^2bThere they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. ³Then ^cMary took a pound of very costly oil of ^dspikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

⁴But one of His disciples, ^eJudas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, ⁵“Why was this fragrant oil not sold for ²three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” ⁶This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^fhad the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

⁷But Jesus said, “Let her alone; ³she has kept this for the day of My burial. ⁸For ^gthe poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”

⁹Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, ^hwhom He had raised from the dead. ¹⁰ⁱBut the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, ^11jbecause on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

Matt. 21:1–9; Mark 11:1–10; Luke 19:29–38

^12kThe next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:

“Hosanna!

^l‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’

The King of Israel!”

^14mThen Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

¹⁵“Fear ⁿnot, daughter of Zion;

Behold, your King is coming,

Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

^16oHis disciples did not understand these things at first; ^pbut when Jesus was glorified, ^qthen they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

¹⁷Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. ^18rFor this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. ¹⁹The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ^s“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

²⁰Now there ^twere certain Greeks among those ^uwho came up to worship at the feast. ²¹Then they came to Philip, ^vwho was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

²²Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

The Messiah Teaches

²³But Jesus answered them, saying, ^w“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. ²⁴Most assuredly, I say to you, ^xunless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much ⁴grain. ^25yHe who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves Me, let him ^zfollow Me; and ^awhere I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

^27b“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? ^cBut for this purpose I came to this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify Your name.”

^dThen a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

²⁹Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

³⁰Jesus answered and said, ^e“This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. ³¹Now is the judgment of this world; now ^fthe ruler of this world will be cast out. ³²And I, ^gif I am ⁵lifted up from the earth, will draw ^hall peoples to Myself.” ³³ⁱThis He said, signifying by what death He would die.

³⁴The people answered Him, ^j“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

³⁵Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer ^kthe light is with you. ^lWalk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; ^mhe who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ⁿsons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and ^owas hidden from them.

³⁷But although He had done so many ^psigns before them, they did not believe in Him, ³⁸that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:

^q“Lord, who has believed our report?

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

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

⁴⁰“He ^rhas blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,

^sLest they should see with their eyes,

Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,

So that I should heal them.”

^41tThese things Isaiah said ⁶when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

⁴²Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but ^ubecause of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ^43vfor they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

⁴⁴Then Jesus cried out and said, ^w“He who believes in Me, ^xbelieves not in Me ^ybut in Him who sent Me. ⁴⁵And ^zhe who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. ^46aI have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. ⁴⁷And if anyone hears My words and does not ⁷believe, ^bI do not judge him; for ^cI did not come to judge the world but to save the world. ^48dHe who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—^ethe word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. ⁴⁹For ^fI have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, ^gwhat I should say and what I should speak. ⁵⁰And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I ^hspeak.”

Christ Washes the Disciples’ Feet

13Now ^abefore the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that ^bHis hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He ^cloved them to the end.

²And ¹supper being ended, ^dthe devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, ³Jesus, knowing ^ethat the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He ^fhad come from God and ^gwas going to God, ^4hrose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. ⁵After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. ⁶Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, ⁱ“Lord, are You washing my feet?”

⁷Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you ^jdo not understand now, ^kbut you will know after this.”

⁸Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”

Jesus answered him, ^l“If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”

⁹Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and ^myou are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹For ⁿHe knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”

¹²So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you ²know what I have done to you? ^13oYou call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. ^14pIf I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, ^qyou also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵For ^rI have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. ^16sMost assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. ^17tIf you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

¹⁸“I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the ^uScripture may be fulfilled, ^v‘He who eats ³bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’ ^19wNow I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. ^20xMost assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Christ Announces Judas, the Betrayer

Matt. 26:21, 22; Mark 14:18, 19; Luke 22:21–23

^21yWhen Jesus had said these things, ^zHe was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^aone of you will betray Me.” ²²Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.

²³Now ^bthere was ⁴leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. ²⁴Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

²⁵Then, leaning ⁵back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to ^cJudas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ^27dNow after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” ²⁸But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. ²⁹For some thought, because ^eJudas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.

Christ Announces His Departure

³¹So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, ^f“Now the Son of Man is glorified, and ^gGod is glorified in Him. ³²If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and ^hglorify Him immediately. ³³Little children, I shall be with you a ⁱlittle while longer. You will seek Me; ^jand as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. ^34kA new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ^35lBy this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Christ Foretells Peter’s Denial

Matt. 26:34, 35; Mark 14:30, 31; Luke 22:33, 34

³⁶Simon Peter said to Him,…