John 12:1-13 ▼

1 Sixe dayes before Easter came Iesus vnto Bethanye, where Lazarus was, which was deed, whom Iesus raysed vp from the deed.

2 There they made him a supper, and Martha serued. But Lazarus was one of them, that sat at the table with him.

3 Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment of pure and costly Nardus, and anoynted Iesus fete, & dryed his fete with hir heer. The house was full of the sauoure of the oyntment.

4 Then sayde one of his disciples, Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne, which afterwarde betrayed him:

5 Why was not this oyntment solde for thre hundreth pens, and geuen to the poore?

6 (This sayde he not that he cared for the poore, but because he was a thefe, and had the bagge, and bare that which was geue.)

7 Then sayde Iesus: Let her alone, this hath she kepte agaynst the daye of my buryenge.

8 For the poore haue ye allwaye with you, but me haue ye not allwaye.

9 Then moch people of the Iewes had knowlege, that he was there, and they came not for Iesus sake onely, but also yt they might se Lazarus, whom he had raysed from the deed.

10 But ye hye prestes were aduysed to put Lazarus to death also:

11 because yt for his sake many of the Iewes wete awaye and beleued on Iesus.

12 Vpon the nexte daye moch people which were come vnto the feast, whan they herde that Iesus came towarde Ierusalem,

13 they toke braunches of palme trees, and wete out to mete him, and cryed: Hosianna, Blessed be he, that in the name of the LORDE commeth kynge of Israel.