John 12:3-33

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

3 m Mary therefore took a pound 1 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 denarii 2 and n given to the poor?" 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and n 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 for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus 4 was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, o whom he had raised from the dead. 10 p So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 because q on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

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

15 w "Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt!"

16 x His disciples did not understand these things at first, but y when Jesus was glorified, then z they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 a The 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 b was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, c "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, d the world has gone after him."

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now e among those who went up to worship at the feast were some f Greeks. 21 So these came to g Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." 22 Philip went and told h Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, i "The hour has come j for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, k unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 l Whoever loves his life loses it, and m whoever n hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must o follow me; and p where I am, there will my servant be also. q If anyone serves me, r the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

27 s "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, t save me from u this hour'? But v for this purpose I have come to u this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name." Then w a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, x "An angel has spoken to him." 30 Jesus answered, y "This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 z Now is the judgment of this world; now will a the ruler of this world b be cast out. 32 And I, c when I am lifted up from the earth, d will draw e all people to myself." 33 He said this f to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

  1. Cross References
    Luke 7:37 - 38
    And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment.
  2. Cross References
    John 13:29
    Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
  3. Cross References
    John 12:5
    "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
  4. Cross References
    John 11:44
    The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go.
  5. Cross References
    Luke 16:31
    He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'
  6. Cross References
    John 12:18
    The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
    John 11:45
    Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.
  7. Cross References
    John 12:12 - 15
    The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
    Matthew 21:4 - 9
    This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying.
    Mark 11:7 - 10
    And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
    Luke 19:35 - 38
    And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.
  8. Cross References
    John 12:12 - 15
    The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
    Matthew 21:4 - 9
    This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying.
    Mark 11:7 - 10
    And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
    Luke 19:35 - 38
    And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 7:9
    After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 118:25 - 26
    Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!
  11. Cross References
    John 5:43
    I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
  12. Cross References
    John 1:49
    Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!
  13. Cross References
    Zechariah 9:9
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  14. Cross References
    Zechariah 9:9
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  15. Cross References
    John 13:7
    Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.
    Mark 9:32
    But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
  16. Cross References
    John 12:23
    And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
    John 7:39
    Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  17. Cross References
    John 2:22
    When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
  18. Cross References
    Luke 19:37
    As he was drawing near - already on the way down the Mount of Olives - the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen.
  19. Cross References
    John 12:9 - 11
    When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
  20. Cross References
    John 11:47
    So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
  21. Cross References
    John 3:26
    And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness - look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.
  22. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:41 - 43
    Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake
    Acts 8:27
    And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
  23. Cross References
    Acts 17:4
    And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
    Mark 7:26
    Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
    John 7:35
    The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
  24. Cross References
    John 1:44
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
  25. Cross References
    Mark 13:3
    And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately.
  26. Cross References
    John 17:1
    When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you.
    John 12:27
    Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
    John 13:31 - 32
    When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
    Mark 14:41
    And he came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
    John 2:4
    And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.
  27. Cross References
    John 12:16
    His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.
  28. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:36
    You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
  29. Cross References
    Matthew 10:39
    Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
  30. Cross References
    John 11:25
    Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
  31. Cross References
    Luke 14:26
    If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
  32. Cross References
    John 8:12
    Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
    John 21:18
    Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.
  33. Cross References
    John 14:3
    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
    John 17:24
    Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
    2 Corinthians 5:8
    Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
    1 Thessalonians 4:17
    Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
  34. Cross References
    John 14:21
    Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.
    John 14:23
    Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
    John 16:27
    For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
  35. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:30
    Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,' but now the Lord declares: 'Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
    Psalms 91:15
    When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
  36. Cross References
    John 11:33
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.
    John 13:21
    After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.
    Luke 22:44
    And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
  37. Cross References
    Mark 14:35
    And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
    Hebrews 5:7
    In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
  38. Cross References
    John 12:23
    And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  39. Cross References
    John 12:23
    And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  40. Cross References
    John 18:37
    Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.
  41. Cross References
    Matthew 3:17
    And behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is ...
    Matthew 17:5
    He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cl...
    Mark 1:11
    And a voice came from heaven, "You are my belov...
    Mark 9:7
    And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came...
    Luke 3:22
    And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily ...
    Luke 9:35
    And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "Thi...
    2 Peter 1:17
    For when he received honor and glory from God t...
  42. Cross References
    Acts 23:9
    Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?
  43. Cross References
    John 11:42
    I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.
  44. Cross References
    John 16:11
    Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
    John 16:33
    I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
  45. Cross References
    John 14:30
    I will no longer talk much with you, for the ru...
    2 Corinthians 4:4
    In their case the god of this world has blinded...
    Ephesians 2:2
    In which you once walked, following the course ...
    Ephesians 6:12
    For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, ...
    Matthew 13:19
    When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and d...
    Luke 4:6
    And said to him, "To you I will give all this a...
    1 John 4:4
    Little children, you are from God and have over...
    1 John 5:19
    We know that we are from God, and the whole wor...
  46. Cross References
    Luke 10:18
    And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
    Colossians 2:15
    He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
    1 John 3:8
    Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
  47. Cross References
    John 3:14
    And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up.
    John 8:28
    So Jesus said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
  48. Cross References
    John 6:44
    No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
  49. Cross References
    Romans 5:18
    Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation ...
    Romans 8:32
    He who did not spare his own Son but gave him u...
    2 Corinthians 5:15
    And he died for all, that those who live might ...
    1 Timothy 2:6
    Who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is ...
    Hebrews 2:9
    But we see him who for a little while was made ...
    1 John 2:2
    He is the propitiation for our sins, and not fo...
  50. Cross References
    John 18:32
    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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