The Gospel according to S. John. Chapter 12

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CHAP. XII.

1 Iesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet. 9 The people flocke to see Lazarus. 10 The high Priests consult to kill him. 12 Christ rideth into Ierusalem. 20 Greekes desire to see Iesus. 23 He foretelleth his death. 37 The Iewes are generally blinded: 42 yet many chiefe rulers beleeue, but do not confesse him: 44 therfore Iesus calleth earnestly for confession of faith.

¹Then Iesus, sixe dayes before the Passouer, came to Bethanie, where Lazarus was, which had bene dead, whom hee raised from the dead.

²There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them þ^t sate at the table with him.

³Then tooke Mary a pound of ointment, of Spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Iesus, & wiped his feet with her haire: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

⁴Then saith one of his disciples, Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne, which should betray him,

⁵Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and giuen to the poore?

⁶This he said, not that he cared for the poore: but because hee was a thiefe, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.⁶

⁷Then said Iesus, Let her alone, against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

⁸For the poore alwayes yee haue with you: but me ye haue not alwayes.

⁹Much people of the Iewes therefore knew that he was there: and they came, not for Iesus sake onely, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

¹⁰¶ But the chiefe Priests consulted, þ^t they might put Lazarus also to death,

¹¹Because that by reason of him many of the Iewes went away and beleeued on Iesus.

¹²¶ On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Iesus was comming to Hierusalem,¹²

¹³Tooke branches of Palme trees, and went foorth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is the king of Israel that cōmeth in the Name of the Lord.

¹⁴And Iesus, when he had found a yong asse, sate thereon, as it is written,

¹⁵Feare not, daughter of Sion, behold, thy King commeth, sitting on an asses colt.¹⁵

¹⁶These things vnderstood not his disciples at the first: but when Iesus was glorified, then remēbred they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things vnto him.

¹⁷The people therefore that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of his graue, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

¹⁸For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that hee had done this miracle.

¹⁹The Pharisees therefore saide among themselues, Perceiue ye how yee preuaile nothing? Behold, the world is gone after him.

²⁰¶ And there were certaine Greeks among them, that came vp to worship at the feast:

²¹The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Iesus.

²²Philip commeth and telleth Andrew: and againe Andrew and Philip told Iesus.

²³¶ And Iesus answered them, saying, The houre is come, that the Sonne of man should be glorified.

²⁴Uerely, verely, I say vnto you, Except a corne of wheat fall into the ground, and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

²⁵He that loueth his life, shall lose it: and hee that hateth his life in this world, shall keepe it vnto life eternall.²⁵

²⁶If any man serue me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my seruant be: If any man serue me, him will my father honour.

²⁷Now is my soule troubled, and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre, but for this cause came I vnto this houre.

²⁸Father, glorifie thy Name. Then came there a voice from heauen, saying, I haue both glorified it, and wil glorifie it againe.

²⁹The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said, that it thundered: others said, An Angel spake to him.

³⁰Iesus answered, and said, This voice came not because of mee, but for your sakes.

³¹Now is the iudgement of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

³²And I, if I be lifted vp from the earth, will draw all men vnto me.

³³(This hee said, signifying what death he should die)

³⁴The people answered him, We haue heard out of the Law, that Christ abideth for euer: and how sayest thou, The Sonne of man must bee lift vp? Who is this Sonne of man?³⁴

³⁵Then Iesus said vnto them, Yet a little while is the light with you: walke while ye haue the light, lest darkdesse come vpon you: For he that walketh in darkenesse, knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶While ye haue light, beleeue in the light, that ye may bee the children of light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and did hide himselfe from them.

³⁷¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they beleeued not on him:

³⁸That the saying of Esaias the Prophet might be fulfilled, which hee spake, Lord, who hath beleeued our report? and to whom hath the arme of the Lord beene reuealed?³⁸

³⁹Therefore they could not beleeue, because that Esaias said againe,

⁴⁰He hath blinded their eyes, and hardned their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and be conuerted, and I should heale them.⁴⁰

⁴¹These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

⁴²¶ Neuerthelesse, among the chiefe rulers also, many beleeued on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confesse him, lest they should be put out of the Synagogue.

⁴³For they loued the praise of men, more then the praise of God.⁴³

⁴⁴¶ Iesus cried, and said, He that beleeueth on me, beleeueth not on me, but on him that sent me.

⁴⁵And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.

⁴⁶I am come a light into the world, that whosoeuer beleeueth on me, should not abide in darkenesse.⁴⁶

⁴⁷And if any man heare my words, and beleeue not, I iudge him not; For I came not to iudge the world, but to saue the world.⁴⁷

⁴⁸He that reiecteth me, and receiueth not my words, hath one that iudgeth him: þ^e word that I haue spoken, the same shall iudge him in the last day.⁴⁸

⁴⁹For I haue not spoken of my selfe; but the Father which sent me, he gaue me a commaundement what I should say, and what I should speake.

⁵⁰And I know that his commandement is life euerlasting: whatsoeuer I speake therefore, euen as the Father said vnto me, so I speake.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for John Chapter 12

⁶ Cha.13.29.
¹² Cha.21.8.
¹⁵ Zach.9.9.
²⁵ Matth.10. 39.
³⁴ Psal.110.4.
³⁸ Esai.53.1. rom.10.16.
⁴⁰ Mat.13. 14.
⁴³ Chap.5. 44.
⁴⁶ Chap.3. 19.
⁴⁷ Chap.3. 17.
⁴⁸ Marke 16 16.

* Some content courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

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