John 12:1-22 ▼

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

2 Then made they him a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of them reclining at table with him.

3 Then Mary having taken a pound of perfumed oil of spikenard, very precious, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs: and the house was filled with the smell of the perfumed oil.

4 Then says one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, of Simon, being about to deliver him up,

5 Wherefore was not this perfumed oil sold for three hundred drachmas, and given to the poor?

6 And this he said, not that care was to him for the poor: but because he was a thief, and had the small coffer, and carried things deposited.

7 Then said Jesus, Let her go; for the day of my interment has she kept this.

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

9 Then a great crowd of Jews knew that he is there: and they came not for Jesus alone, but that also they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 And the chief priests took counsel that they might also kill Lazarus;

11 Because many for him retired, and believed in Jesus.

12 The morrow a great crowd, having come to the festival, having heard that Jesus comes to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to the meeting to him, and cried, Praised he coming in the name of the Lord, King of Israel.

14 And Jesus having found a small ass, sat upon it; as it is written,

15 Fear not, O daughter of Sion: behold, thy King comes, sitting upon the foal of an ass.

16 And these the disciples knew not at first: but when Jesus was honoured, then remembered they that these were written of him, and they did these things to him.

17 The crowd therefore testified which being with him, that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.

18 And for this the crowd met him, for they heard he had done this sign.

19 Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Ye see that ye aid nothing; behold, the world has departed after him.

20 And there were certain Greeks of those going up that they might worship in the festival:

21 These then came to Philip, him of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Lord, we wish to see Jesus.

22 Philip comes and says to Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip say to Jesus.