John 12:1-19 ▼

1 Then, six days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead.

2 There they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him.

3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the perfume of the ointment.

4 Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was about to deliver him up:

5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?

6 But he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and took what was put in it.

7 Then Jesus said: Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of my burial.

8 For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.

9 Therefore, a great multitude of the Jews learned that he was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 But the chief priests consulted that they might kill Lazarus also,

11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

12 On the next day, a great multitude that had come to the feast, having heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,

13 took branches of palm-trees, and went out to meet him, and cried: Hosanna, blessed is the king of Israel that comes in the name of the Lord.

14 And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon him, as it is written:

15 Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king comes, sitting on the colt of an ass.

16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.

17 The multitude therefore that was with him, testified that he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.

18 For this reason, also, the multitude met him, be cause they had heard that he had done this sign.

19 Then the Pharisees said among themselves: You see that you gain nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.