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John 12

Common English Bible CEB

1 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

2 Lazarus and his sisters hosted a dinner for him. Martha served and Lazarus was among those who joined him at the table.

3 Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound, of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She anointed Jesus' feet with it, then wiped his feet dry with her hair. The house was filled with the aroma of the perfume.

4 Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), complained,

5 "This perfume was worth a year's wages! Why wasn't it sold and the money given to the poor?" (

6 He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would take what was in it.)

7 Then Jesus said, "Leave her alone. This perfume was to be used in preparation for my burial, and this is how she has used it.

8 You will always have the poor among you, but you won't always have me."

9 Many Jews learned that he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 The chief priests decided that they would kill Lazarus too.

11 It was because of Lazarus that many of the Jews had deserted them and come to believe in Jesus.

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him. They shouted, "Hosanna! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the king of Israel!"

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

15 Don't be afraid, Daughter Zion. Look! Your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt.

16 His disciples didn't understand these things at first. After he was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.

17 The crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were testifying about him.

18 That's why the crowd came to meet him, because they had heard about this miraculous sign that he had done.

19 Therefore, the Pharisees said to each other, "See! You've accomplished nothing! Look! The whole world is following him!"

20 Some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival.

21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request: "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

22 Philip told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

23 Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Human One to be glorified.

24 I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

25 Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever.

26 Whoever serves me must follow me. Wherever I am, there my servant will also be. My Father will honor whoever serves me.

27 "Now I am deeply troubled. What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this time'? No, for this is the reason I have come to this time.

28 Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

29 The crowd standing there heard and said, "It's thunder." Others said, "An angel spoke to him."

30 Jesus replied, "This voice wasn't for my benefit but for yours.

31 Now is the time for judgment of this world. Now this world's ruler will be thrown out.

32 When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me." (

33 He said this to show how he was going to die.)

34 The crowd responded, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Human One must be lifted up? Who is this Human One?"

35 Jesus replied, "The light is with you for only a little while. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn't overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness don't know where they are going.

36 As long as you have the light, believe in the light so that you might become people whose lives are determined by the light." After Jesus said these things, he went away and hid from them.

37 Jesus had done many miraculous signs before the people, but they didn't believe in him.

38 This was to fulfill the word of the prophet Isaiah: Lord, who has believed through our message? To whom is the arm of the Lord fully revealed?

39 Isaiah explains why they couldn't believe:

40 He made their eyes blind and closed their minds so that they might not see with their eyes, understand with their minds, and turn their lives around— and I would heal them.

41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus' glory; he spoke about Jesus.

42 Even so, many leaders believed in him, but they wouldn't acknowledge their faith because they feared that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.

43 They believed, but they loved human praise more than God's glory.

44 Jesus shouted, "Whoever believes in me doesn't believe in me but in the one who sent me.

45 Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.

46 I have come as a light into the world so that everyone who believes in me won't live in darkness.

47 If people hear my words and don't keep them, I don't judge them. I didn't come to judge the world but to save it.

48 Whoever rejects me and doesn't receive my words will be judged at the last day by the word I have spoken.

49 I don't speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me regarding what I should speak and say.

50 I know that his commandment is eternal life. Therefore, whatever I say is just as the Father has said to me."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Six days before Passover, Jesus arrived in Bethany. Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life, lived there.

2 Dinner was prepared for Jesus in Bethany. Martha served the dinner, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.

3 Mary took a bottle of very expensive perfume made from pure nard and poured it on Jesus' feet. Then she dried his feet with her hair. The fragrance of the perfume filled the house.

4 One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray him, asked,

5 "Why wasn't this perfume sold for a high price and the money given to the poor?"

6 (Judas didn't say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the moneybag and carried the contributions.)

7 Jesus said to Judas, "Leave her alone! She has done this to prepare me for the day I will be placed in a tomb.

8 You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you."

9 A large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was in Bethany. So they went there not only to see Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life.

10 The chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too.

11 Lazarus was the reason why many people were leaving the Jews and believing in Jesus.

12 On the next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13 So they took palm branches and went to meet him. They were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!"

14 Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says:

15 "Don't be afraid, people of Zion! Your king is coming. He is riding on a donkey's colt."

16 At first Jesus' disciples didn't know what these prophecies meant. However, when Jesus was glorified, the disciples remembered that these prophecies had been written about him. The disciples remembered that they had taken part in fulfilling the prophecies.

17 The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and brought him back to life reported what they had seen.

18 Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him.

19 The Pharisees said to each other, "This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!"

20 Some Greeks were among those who came to worship during the Passover festival.

21 They went to Philip (who was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and told him, "Sir, we would like to meet Jesus."

22 Philip told Andrew, and they told Jesus.

23 Jesus replied to them, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24 I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn't produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain.

25 Those who love their lives will destroy them, and those who hate their lives in this world will guard them for everlasting life.

26 Those who serve me must follow me. My servants will be with me wherever I will be. If people serve me, the Father will honor them.

27 "I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, 'Father, save me from this time [of suffering]'? No! I came for this time of suffering.

28 Father, give glory to your name." A voice from heaven said, "I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again."

29 The crowd standing there heard the voice and said that it had thundered. Others in the crowd said that an angel had talked to him.

30 Jesus replied, "That voice wasn't for my benefit but for yours.

31 "This world is being judged now. The ruler of this world will be thrown out now.

32 When I have been lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people toward me."

33 By saying this, he indicated how he was going to die.

34 The crowd responded to him, "We have heard from the Scriptures that the Messiah will remain here forever. So how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up from the earth'? Who is this 'Son of Man'?"

35 Jesus answered the crowd, "The light will still be with you for a little while. Walk while you have light so that darkness won't defeat you. Those who walk in the dark don't know where they're going.

36 While you have the light, believe in the light so that you will become people whose lives show the light." After Jesus had said this, he was concealed as he left.

37 Although they had seen Jesus perform so many miracles, they wouldn't believe in him.

38 In this way the words of the prophet Isaiah came true: "Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord's power been revealed?"

39 So the people couldn't believe because, as Isaiah also said,

40 "God blinded them and made them close-minded so that their eyes don't see and their minds don't understand. And they never turn to me for healing!"

41 Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus' glory and had spoken about him.

42 Many rulers believed in Jesus. However, they wouldn't admit it publicly because the Pharisees would have thrown them out of the synagogue.

43 They were more concerned about what people thought of them than about what God thought of them.

44 Then Jesus said loudly, "Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me.

45 Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.

46 I am the light that has come into the world so that everyone who believes in me will not live in the dark.

47 If anyone hears my words and doesn't follow them, I don't condemn them. I didn't come to condemn the world but to save the world.

48 Those who reject me by not accepting what I say have a judge appointed for them. The words that I have spoken will judge them on the last day.

49 I have not spoken on my own. Instead, the Father who sent me told me what I should say and how I should say it.

50 I know that what he commands is eternal life. Whatever I say is what the Father told me to say."