John:12

---

Seeker Overlay ON

* Six days before the Passover Jesus traveled to Bethany . This was where Lazarus lived . He was the man Jesus raised from the dead . * Jesus ate supper there . He and Lazarus sat at the meal while Martha served . * Mary took a pound of very precious ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus . She wiped his feet with her hair . The house was filled with the odor of the ointment . * Judas Iscariot , the disciple who would betray him said : * »Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred danarii , and given to the poor ?« * He did not say this because he cared for the poor . He was a thief . He had the moneybox and took away what was put in it . * Jesus therefore replied : »Let her alone that she may preserve it for the day of my burial . * »You always have the poor with you , but you do not always have me .« * The common people of the Jews learned that he was there . So they came to see Jesus and Lazarus , whom he raised from the dead . * The chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death . * This is because by reason of Lazarus many of the Jews believed in Jesus . * The next day a great crowd came to the feast . They heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem . * They took palm branches and met him . They cried out , »Hosanna : Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah , even the King of Israel !« (Psalm strkjv @118:26 ) * Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it just as it is written : * »Do not fear daughter of Zion . Behold , your King comes sitting on a donkey ’s colt .« (Zechariah strkjv @9:9 ) * His disciples did not understand these things at first . However when Jesus was glorified they remembered the things that were written about him . They also remembered the things that had been done to him . * The crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb , and raised him from the dead , gave witness . * For this reason also the crowd met him , for they heard that he had performed this miracle . * The Pharisees spoke among themselves : »You see that you are not accomplishing anything . Look the world has gone after him .« * Now there were Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast . * They approached Philip , who was of Bethsaida of Galilee , and told him : »We wish to see Jesus .« * Philip and Andrew told Jesus . * Jesus answered : »The time has come for the Son of man to be glorified . * »Truly I tell you unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies , it remains alone ; but if it dies it bears much fruit . * »He that loves his life loses it ; and he that detests his life in this world shall save it for everlasting life . * »If you want to serve me follow me ! My servant will be where I am and the Father will honor my servant . * »I am troubled ! What should I say ? Father , save me out of this hour ? It is for this purpose that I came to this hour ! (Hebrews strkjv @5:7 ) * »Father , glorify your name .« A voice came from heaven : »I have both glorified it , and will glorify it again .« * The crowd near him only heard thunder . Some said an angel spoke to him . * Jesus said : »This voice came for your sake and not for mine . * »Now judgment is on this world . Now the ruler of this world will be cast out . * »When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all men to myself .« * He said this indicating the type of death he would experience . * The crowd answered him : »We have heard from the law that the Christ lives forever . Why do you say the Son of man must be lifted up ? Who is this Son of man ?« * Jesus said to them : »The light will be with you for a little while . Walk while you have the light , that darkness does not overtake you . He who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes . * »While you have the light , exert active faith in the light , that you may become sons of light .« Jesus said this and then he departed and hid himself from them . * Even though he performed many miracles in front of them they did not believe in him . * The word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled : »Jehovah who has believed our report ? And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed ?« (Isaiah strkjv @53:1 ) * Isaiah revealed the reason they could not believe : * »He has blinded their eyes . He hardened their heart . Otherwise they would see with their eyes and perceive with their heart . Then they would turn and I would heal them .« * Isaiah said these things because he saw and spoke about his glory . * Many of the rulers believed in him , although they did not confess their faith because of the Pharisees , for they would be expelled from the synagogue . * They loved the glory from men more than the glory from God . * Jesus cried out : »He , who believes in me , believes not in me , but in him who sent me . * »He that sees me sees the one who sent me . * »I have come as a light to the world . Everyone who believes in me will not remain in darkness . * »If any man hears my sayings and does not obey them I will not judge him . I came not to judge the world , but to save the world . * »He that rejects me and does not accept my message has one that judges him . The word that I spoke shall judge him now and in the last day . (Deuteronomy strkjv @18:19 ) * »I spoke not from myself but from the Father who sent me . He has given me a commandment concerning what I should say when I speak . * »I know that his commandment means everlasting life . Therefore I say the things the Father tells me to say .«

---