NASB — John 12 — KJV

Mary Anoints Jesus

1 aJesus°, therefore°, six° days° before° bthe Passover°, came° to cBethany° where° Lazarus° was, whom° Jesus° had raised° from the dead°. 2 So° they made° Him a supper° there°, and aMartha° was serving°; but Lazarus° was one° of those° reclining° [at the table] with Him. 3 aMary° then° took° a Ipound° of very° costly° bperfume° of pure° nard°, and anointed° the feet° of Jesus° and wiped° His feet° with her hair°; and the house° was filled° with the fragrance° of the perfume°. 4 But aJudas° Iscariot°, one° of His disciples°, who was intending° to Ibetray° Him, *said°, 5 “Why°° was this° perfume° not sold° for Ithree° hundred° denarii° and given° to poor° [people]?” 6 Now° he said° this°, not because° he was concerned° about° the poor°, but because° he was a thief°, and as he ahad° the money° box°, he used to pilfer° bwhat was put° into it. 7 Therefore° Jesus° said°, “Let° her alone°, so° that she may keep° Iit for athe day° of My burial°. 8 aFor you always° have° the poor° with you, but you do not always° have° Me.”

[1] aJn 12:1-8: Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9; Lk 7:37-39 bJn 11:55; 12:20 cMt 21:17; Jn 11:43f
[2] aLk 10:38
[3] II.e. a Roman pound, equaling 12 oz aLk 7:37f; Jn 11:2 bMk 14:3
[4] IOr hand Him over aJn 6:71
[5] IEquivalent to 11 months’ wages
[6] aJn 13:29 bLk 8:3
[7] II.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial aJn 19:40
[8] aDt 15:11; Mt 26:11; Mk 14:7

9 ¶ The alarge° crowd° of the Jews° then° learned° that He was there°; and they came°, not for Jesus’° sake° only°, but that they might also° see° Lazarus°, bwhom° He raised° from the dead°. 10 But the chief° priests° planned° to put° Lazarus° to death° also°; 11 because° aon account° of him bmany° of the Jews° were going° away° and were believing° in Jesus°.

[9] aMk 12:37; Jn 12:12 mg bJn 11:43f; 12:1, 17f
[11] aJn 11:45f; 12:18 bJn 7:31; 11:42

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

12 ¶ On the next° day° athe large° crowd° who had come° to bthe feast°, when they heard° that Jesus° was coming° to Jerusalem°, 13 took° the branches° of the palm° trees° and went° out to meet° Him, and [began] to shout°, “aHosanna°! BLESSED° IS HE WHO COMES° IN THE NAME° OF THE LORD°, even° the bKing° of Israel°.” 14 Jesus°, finding° a young° donkey°, sat° on it; as it is written°, 15aFEAR° NOT, DAUGHTER° OF ZION°; BEHOLD°, YOUR KING° IS COMING°, SEATED° ON A DONKEYS° COLT°.” 16 aThese° things° His disciples° did not understand° at the first°; but when° Jesus° bwas glorified°, then° they remembered° that these° things° were written° of Him, and that they had done° these° things° to Him. 17 So° athe Ipeople°, who were with Him when° He called° Lazarus° out of the tomb° and raised° him from the dead°, continued° to testify° [about Him]. 18 aFor this° reason° also° the Ipeople° went° and met° Him, bbecause° they heard° that He had performed° this° IIsign°. 19 So° the Pharisees° said° to one° another°, “You see° that you are not doing° any° good°; look°, the world° has gone° after° Him.”

[12] aJn 12:12-15: Mt 21:4-9; Mk 11:7-10; Lk 19:35-38 bJn 12:1
[13] aPs 118:26 bJn 1:49
[15] aZc 9:9
[16] aMk 9:32; Jn 2:22; 14:26 bJn 7:39; 12:23
[17] ILit crowd aJn 11:42
[18] ILit crowd IIOr attesting miracle aLk 19:37; Jn 12:12 bJn 12:11

Greeks Seek Jesus

20 ¶ Now° there° were some° aGreeks° among° those° who were going° up to worship° at bthe feast°; 21 these° then° came° to aPhilip°, who° was from bBethsaida° of Galilee°, and [began to] ask° him, saying°, “Sir°, we wish° to see° Jesus°.” 22 Philip° *came° and *told° aAndrew°; Andrew° and Philip° *came° and *told° Jesus°. 23 And Jesus° *answered° them, saying°, aThe hour° has come° for the Son° of Man° to bbe glorified°. 24 Truly°, truly°, I say° to you, aunless°° a grain° of wheat° falls° into the earth° and dies°, it remains° alone°; but if° it dies°, it bears° much° fruit°. 25 aHe who loves° his Ilife° loses° it, and he who bhates° his Ilife° in this° world° will keep° it to life° eternal°. 26 If° anyone° Iserves° Me, he must follow° Me; and awhere° I am°, there° My servant° will be also°; if° anyone° Iserves° Me, the Father° will bhonor° him.

[20] aJn 7:35 bJn 12:1
[21] aJn 1:44 bMt 11:21
[22] aJn 1:44
[23] aMt 26:45; Mk 14:35, 41; Jn 13:1; 17:1 bJn 7:39; 12:16; 13:32
[24] aRo 14:9; 1Co 15:36
[25] ILit soul aMt 10:39; 16:25; Mk 8:35; Lk 9:24; 17:33 bLk 14:26
[26] IOr is serving aJn 14:3; 17:24; 2Co 5:8; Php 1:23; 1Th 4:17 b1S 2:30; Ps 91:15; Lk 12:37

Jesus Foretells His Death

27aNow° My soul° has become troubled°; and what° shall I say°, ‘bFather°, save° Me from cthis° hour°’? But for this° purpose I came° to this° hour°. 28 aFather°, glorify° Your name°.” Then° a bvoice° came° out of heaven°: “I have both° glorified° it, and will glorify° it again°.” 29 So° the crowd° [of people] who stood° by and heard° it were saying° that it had thundered°°; others° were saying°, “aAn angel° has spoken° to Him.” 30 Jesus° answered° and said°, aThis° voice° has not come° for My sake°, but for your sakes°. 31 aNow° judgment° is upon this° world°; now° bthe ruler° of this° world° will be cast° out. 32 And I, if° I aam lifted° up from the earth°, will bdraw° all° men° to Myself°.” 33 But He was saying° this° ato indicate° the kind° of death° by which° He was to die°. 34 The crowd° then° answered° Him, “We have heard° out of athe Law° that Ibthe Christ° is to remain° forever°; and how° can You say°, ‘The cSon° of Man° must° be dlifted° up’? Who° is this° cSon° of Man°?” 35 So° Jesus° said° to them, aFor a little° while° longer° bthe Light° is among° you. cWalk° while° you have° the Light°, so° that darkness° will not overtake° you; he who dwalks° in the darkness° does not know° where° he goes°. 36 While° you have° the Light°, abelieve° in the Light°, so° that you may become° bsons° of Light°.”

¶ These° things° Jesus° spoke°, and He went° away° and Ichid° Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed° so° many° Isigns° before° them, [yet] they were not believing° in Him. 38 [This was] to fulfill° the word° of Isaiah° the prophet° which° he spoke°: “aLORD°, WHO° HAS BELIEVED° OUR REPORT°? AND TO WHOM° HAS THE ARM° OF THE LORD° BEEN REVEALED°?” 39 For this° reason° they could° not believe°, for Isaiah° said° again°, 40aHE HAS BLINDED° THEIR EYES° AND HE bHARDENED° THEIR HEART°, SO°° THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE° WITH THEIR EYES° AND PERCEIVE° WITH THEIR HEART°, AND IBE CONVERTED° AND I HEAL° THEM.” 41 These° things° Isaiah° said° because° ahe saw° His glory°, and bhe spoke° of Him. 42 Nevertheless°° amany° even° of bthe rulers° believed° in Him, but cbecause° of the Pharisees° they were not confessing° [Him], for fear°° that they would be Idput° out of the synagogue°; 43 afor they loved° the Iapproval° of men° rather° than° the Iapproval° of God°.

[27] aMt 26:38; Mk 14:34; Jn 11:33 bMt 11:25 cJn 12:23
[28] aMt 11:25 bMt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:35
[29] aAc 23:9
[30] aJn 11:42
[31] aJn 3:19; 9:39; 16:11 bJn 14:30; 16:11; 2Co 4:4; Ep 2:2; 6:12; 1 Jn 4:4; 5:19
[32] aJn 3:14; 8:28; 12:34 bJn 6:44
[33] aJn 18:32; 21:19
[34] II.e. the Messiah aJn 10:34 bPs 110:4; Is 9:7; Ezk 37:25; Dn 7:14 cMt 8:20 dJn 3:14; 8:28; 12:32
[35] aJn 7:33; 9:4 bJn 12:46; 1 Jn 2:10 cGa 6:10; Ep 5:8 d1 Jn 1:6; 2:11
[36] ILit was hidden aJn 12:46 bLk 16:8; Jn 8:12 cJn 8:59
[37] IOr attesting signs
[38] aIs 53:1; Ro 10:16
[40] ILit be turned; i.e. turn about aIs 6:10; Mt 13:14f bMk 6:52
[41] aIs 6:1ff bLk 24:27
[42] II.e. excommunicated aJn 7:48; 12:11 bLk 23:13 cJn 7:13 dJn 9:22
[43] IOr glory aJn 5:41, 44

44 ¶ And Jesus° cried° out and said°, aHe who believes° in Me, does not believe° in Me but in Him who sent° Me. 45 aHe who sees° Me sees° the One who sent° Me. 46 aI have come° [as] Light° into the world°, so° that everyone° who believes° in Me will not remain° in darkness°. 47 If° anyone° hears° My sayings° and does not keep° them, I do not judge° him; for aI did not come° to judge° the world°, but to save° the world°. 48 aHe who rejects° Me and does not receive° My sayings°, has° one who judges° him; bthe word° I spoke° is what° will judge° him at cthe last° day°. 49 aFor I did not speak° Ion My own° initiative°, but the Father° Himself° who sent° Me bhas given° Me a commandment° [as to] what° to say° and what° to speak°. 50 I know° that aHis commandment° is eternal° life°; therefore° the things I speak°, I speak° bjust° as the Father° has told° Me.”

[44] aMt 10:40; Jn 5:24
[45] aJn 14:9
[46] aJn 1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35f
[47] aJn 3:17; 8:15f
[48] aLk 10:16 bDt 18:18f; Jn 5:45ff; 8:47 cMt 10:15; Jn 6:39; Ac 17:31; 1P 1:5; 2P 3:3, 7; He 10:25
[49] ILit of Myself aJn 3:11; 7:16; 8:26, 28, 38; 14:10, 24 bJn 14:31; 17:8
[50] aJn 6:68 bJn 5:19; 8:28


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Jesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet.

1 ¶ Thenº Jesusº sixº daysº beforeº the² passoverº cameºª toº Bethany,º whereº Lazarusº wasºª which¹ had been dead,ºª whomº he raisedºª fromº the dead.º 2 ² Thereº¹ they madeºª him¹² a supper;º andº Marthaº served:ºª butº Lazarusº wasºª oneº of them that sat at the table¹ª with² him.º 3 Thenº tookºª Maryº a poundº of ointmentº of spikenard,ºº very costly,º and anointedºª the² feetº of Jesus,º andº wipedºª hisº feetº with her¹² hair:º andº the² houseº was filledºª withº the² odourº of the² ointment.º 4 Thenº saithºª oneº ofº hisº disciples,º Judasº Iscariot,º Simon'sº [son], which¹ shouldºª betrayºª him,º 5 Whyº was¹ª notº thisº ointmentº soldºª for three hundredº pence,º andº givenºª to the poor?º 6 º Thisº he said,ºª notº thatº heº caredºª forº the² poor;º butº becauseº he wasºª a thief,º andº hadºª the² bag,º andº bareºª what was put² therein.¹ª 7 Thenº saidºª Jesus,º Let¹ª her¹ alone:ºª² againstº the² dayº of myº buryingº hath she keptºª this.º 8 Forº the² poorº alwaysº ye haveºª withº you;º butº meº ye haveºª notº always.º

[1] Mt 21:17; Mk 11:11; Lk 24:50; Jn 11:1, 44, 55.
[2] So 4:16; 5:1; Mt 26:6; Mk 14:3; Lk 5:29; 10:38; 12:37; 14:12; 22:27; Jn 11:43; 12:9; Rv 3:20.
[3] Ps 132:2; So 1:3, 12; 4:10, 13; Mt 26:6, 7; Mk 14:3; Lk 7:37, 46; 10:38; Jn 11:2, 28, 32.
[4] 1S 17:28; Ec 4:4; Mt 10:4; Lk 6:16; Jn 6:70; 13:2, 26; 18:2.
[5] Ex 5:8, 17; Am 8:5; Mal 1:10; Mt 20:2; 26:8, 9; Mk 14:4, 5; Lk 6:41; 12:33; 18:22; Jn 6:7.
[6] 2K 5:20; 12:14; Ezr 8:24; Ps 14:1; 50:16; Pv 29:7; Ezk 33:31; Mt 21:13; Jn 10:8, 13; 13:29; 1Co 6:10; 2Co 8:19; Ga 2:10; 1Th 5:22; Jm 2:2, 6.
[7] Ps 109:31; Zc 3:2; Mt 26:10, 12; 27:57; Mk 14:6; 15:42; Lk 23:50; Jn 19:38.
[8] Dt 15:11; So 5:6; Mt 26:11; Mk 14:7; Jn 8:21; 12:35; 13:33; 16:5; Ac 1:9.

The people flock to see Lazarus.

9 Muchº peopleº ofº the² Jewsº thereforeº knewºª thatº he wasºª there:º andº they cameºª notº for¹ Jesus'¹ sake²² only,º butº thatº they might seeºª Lazarusº also,º whomº he had raisedºª fromº the dead.º

[9] Jn 11:43; Ac 3:10; 4:14.

The high priests consult to kill him.

10 ¶ Butº the² chief priestsº consultedºª thatº they might put¹ª Lazarus¹ also¹ to death;ºª²² 11 Becauseº that by reason¹ of² himº manyº of the² Jewsº went away,ºª andº believedºª onº Jesus.º

[10] Gn 4:4; Ex 10:3; Jb 15:25; 40:8; Ec 9:3; Dn 5:21; Mt 2:3, 16; Lk 16:31; Jn 11:47, 57.
[11] Jn 11:45, 48; 12:18; 15:18; Ac 13:45; Jm 3:14.

Christ rideth into Jerusalem.

12 ¶ On the² next dayº muchº peopleº that were comeºª toº the² feast,º when they heardºª thatº Jesusº was comingºª toº Jerusalem,º 13 Tookºª branchesº of palm trees,º andº went forthºª toº meetº him,º andº cried,ºª Hosanna:º Blessedºª [is] the² Kingº of Israelº that comethºª inº the nameº of the Lord.º 14 Andº Jesus,º when he had foundºª a young ass,º satºª thereon;ºº asº it isºª written,ºª 15 Fearºªª not,º daughterº of Sion:º behold,ºª thyº Kingº cometh,ºª sittingºª onº an ass'sº colt.º 16 º These thingsº understoodºª notº hisº disciplesº at the first:º butº whenº Jesusº was glorified,ºª thenº remembered² they¹ª thatº these thingsº wereºª writtenºª ofº him,º andº [that] they had doneºª these thingsº unto him.º 17 The² peopleº thereforeº that wasºª withº himº whenº he calledºª Lazarusº out ofº his grave,º andº raisedºª himº fromº the dead,º bare record.ºª 18 For this¹ causeº² the² peopleº alsoº metºª him,º for² that¹ they heardºª that¹ he² had doneºª thisº miracle.º 19 The² Phariseesº thereforeº saidºª amongº themselves,º Perceive² ye¹ªª howº ye prevailºª² nothing?º¹ behold,º the² worldº is goneºª afterº him.º

[12] Mt 21:8; Jn 11:55.
[13] Lv 23:40; Ps 72:17; 118:25; Is 44:6; Ho 3:5; Zp 3:15; Mt 21:9; 23:39; Mk 11:8; Lk 19:35; Jn 1:49; 12:15; 19:15, 19; Rv 7:9; 15:3; 19:16.
[14] Zc 9:9; Mt 21:1; Mk 11:1; Lk 19:29.
[15] Dt 17:16; Jg 5:10; 12:14; 2S 15:1; 16:2; 1K 1:33; Is 35:4; 40:9; 41:14; 62:11; Mi 4:8; Zp 3:16; Zc 2:9; Mt 2:2.
[16] Mk 16:19; Lk 9:45; 18:34; 24:6, 25, 45; Jn 2:22; 7:39; 12:23; 13:31; 14:26; 16:4; 17:5; Ac 2:33, 36; 3:13; He 8:1; 12:2.
[17] Ps 145:6; Jn 1:19, 32, 34; 5:35; 8:13; 11:31, 45; 12:9; 15:26; 19:35; 21:24; Ac 1:22; 5:32; 1Jn 5:9; Rv 1:2.
[18] Jn 12:9.
[19] Ps 22:27; 49:1; Is 27:6; Mt 21:15; Lk 19:47; Jn 3:26; 11:47; 17:21; Ac 4:16; 5:27; 17:6; 1Jn 2:2.

Greeks desire to see Jesus.

20 ¶ Andº there wereºª certainº Greeksº amongº them that came upºª toº worshipºª atº the² feast:º 21 The sameº cameºª thereforeº to Philip,º which² was ofº Bethsaidaº of Galilee,º andº desiredºª him,º saying,ºª Sir,º we wouldºª seeºª Jesus.º 22 Philipº comethºª andº tellethºª Andrew:º andº againº Andrewº andº Philipº tellºª Jesus.º

[20] 1K 8:41; Is 11:10; 60:2; 66:19; Mk 7:26; Jn 7:35; Ac 8:27; 14:1; 16:1; 17:4; 20:21; 21:28; Ro 1:16; 10:12; Ga 2:3; 3:28; Col 3:11.
[21] Mt 2:2; 8:9; 12:19; 15:22; Lk 19:2; Jn 1:36, 43; 6:5, 40; 14:8; Ro 15:8.
[22] Mt 10:5; Mk 10:13; Lk 9:49; Jn 1:40; 6:8.

He foretelleth his death.

23 ¶ Andº Jesusº answeredºª them,º saying,ºª The² hourº is come,ºª thatº the² Sonº of manº should be glorified.ºª 24 Verily,º verily,º I sayºª unto you,º Exceptº a cornº of wheatº fallºª intoº the² groundº and die,ºª itº abidethºª alone:º butº ifº it die,ºª it bringeth forthºª muchº fruit.º 25 He that lovethºª his¹² lifeº shall loseºª it;º andº he that hatethºª his¹² lifeº inº thisº worldº shall keepºª itº untoº lifeº eternal.º 26 Ifº any manº serveºª me,º let him followºª me;º andº whereº Iº am,ºª thereº shall¹ª alsoº myº servantº be:ººª ifº any manº serveºª me,º himº will¹ª [my] Fatherº honour.ºª 27 Nowº is¹ª myº soulº troubled;ºª andº whatº shall I say?ºª Father,º saveºª meº fromº thisº hour:º butº for this¹ causeº² came² I¹ª untoº thisº hour.º 28 Father,º glorifyºª thyº name.¹ Thenº² came² there¹ª a voiceº fromº heaven,º [saying], I have¹ª bothº glorifiedºª [it], andº will glorifyºª [it] again.º 29 The² peopleº therefore,º that stood by,ºª andº heardºª [it], saidºª that it thundered:ººª othersº said,ºª An angelº spakeºª to him.º 30 Jesusº answeredºª andº said,ºª Thisº voiceº cameºª notº because² of¹ me,º butº for¹ª your sakes.ºº 31 Nowº isºª the judgmentº of thisº world:º nowº shall¹ª the² princeº of thisº worldº be castºª out.º 32 And I,º ifº I be lifted upºª fromº the² earth,º will drawºª allº [men] untoº me.º 33 º Thisº he said,ºª signifyingºª whatº deathº he shouldºª die.ºª 34 The² peopleº answeredºª him,º Weº have heardºª out ofº the² lawº thatº Christº abidethºª for¹ ever:º² andº howº sayestºª thou,º¹ The² Sonº of manº mustºª be lifted up?ºª whoº isºª thisº Sonº of man?º 35 Thenº Jesusº saidºª unto them,º Yetº a littleº whileº isºª the² lightº withº you.º Walkºª whileº ye haveºª the² light,º lestº darknessº come uponºª you:º forº he that walkethºª inº darknessº knowethºª notº whitherº he goeth.ºª 36 Whileº ye haveºª light,º believeºª inº the² light,º thatº ye may beºª the childrenº of light.º These thingsº spakeºª Jesus,º and² departed,ºª and¹ did hide² himself¹ª fromº them.º

[23] Is 49:5; 53:10; 55:5; 60:9; Mt 25:31; Jn 13:31; 17:1, 9; 1P 2:9.
[24] Ps 22:15, 22; 72:16; Is 53:10; Jn 12:32; 1Co 15:36; He 2:9; Rv 7:9.
[25] Gn 29:30; Ec 2:17; Mt 10:39; 16:25; 19:29; Mk 8:35; Lk 9:23; 14:26; 17:33; Ac 20:24; 21:13; He 11:35; Rv 12:11.
[26] Nu 14:24; 32:11; 1S 2:30; Ps 17:15; Pv 27:18; Mt 16:24; 25:21; Mk 8:34; Lk 6:46; 9:23; Jn 10:27; 13:16; 14:3, 15, 21; 15:20; 17:24; 21:22; Ro 1:1; 14:18; 2Co 4:5; 5:8; Ga 1:10; Ep 5:1; Php 1:23; Col 3:24; 4:12; 1Th 4:17; 2P 1:1; 1Jn 5:3; Jde 1:1; Rv 14:4.
[27] Ps 69:1; 88:3; Is 38:15; 53:3; Mt 26:38, 42, 53; Mk 14:33; Lk 12:49; 22:44, 53; Jn 11:33, 41; 13:21; 18:37; 1Ti 1:15; He 2:14; 5:7; 10:5.
[28] Is 49:3; Mt 3:17; 17:5; 26:42; Mk 14:36; Jn 9:3; 11:4, 40; 13:31; 18:11; Ep 2:7; 3:10, 21; Php 1:6; 2P 1:17; Rv 5:9.
[29] Ex 19:16; 20:18; Jb 37:2; 40:9; Ezk 10:5; Ac 23:8; Rv 6:1; 8:5; 11:19; 14:2; 18:1.
[30] Jn 5:34; 11:15, 42; 2Co 8:9.
[31] Gn 3:15; Is 49:24; Mt 12:28; Lk 10:17; Jn 5:22; 14:30; 16:8, 11; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:4; Ep 2:1; 6:12; Col 2:15; He 2:14; 1Jn 3:8; Rv 12:9; 20:2.
[32] Dt 21:22; 2S 18:9; Ps 22:16; So 1:4; Is 49:6; Ho 11:4; Jn 1:7; 3:14; 6:44; 8:28; 19:17; Ro 5:17; Ga 3:13; 1Ti 2:6; He 2:9; 1P 2:24; 3:18; 1Jn 2:2; Rv 5:9.
[33] Jn 18:32; 21:19.
[34] 2S 7:13; Ps 72:7, 17; 89:36; 110:4; Is 9:7; 53:8; Ezk 37:24; Dn 2:44; 7:14, 27; Mi 4:7; Mt 16:13; 21:10; 22:42; Jn 3:14; 5:25; 8:53; 10:34; 15:25; Ro 3:19; 5:18.
[35] Ps 69:22; Pv 4:19; Is 2:5; 42:6; Jr 13:16; Jn 1:5; 7:33; 8:12; 9:4, 5; 11:10; 12:36, 39, 46; 16:16; Ro 11:7; 13:12; 2Co 3:14; Ep 5:8, 14; 1Th 5:5; He 3:7; 1Jn 1:6; 2:8.
[36] Is 60:1; Mt 21:17; Lk 16:8; Jn 1:7; 3:21; 8:59; 10:39; 11:54; Ac 13:47; Ep 5:8; 1Th 5:5, 8; 1Jn 2:9.

The Jews are generally blinded:

37 ¶ Butº though heº had doneºª so manyº miraclesº beforeº them,º yet they believedºª notº onº him:º 38 Thatº the² sayingº of Esaiasº the² prophetº might be fulfilled,ºª whichº he spake,ºª Lord,º whoº hath believedºª ourº report?º andº to whomº hath the² armº of the Lordº been revealed?ºª 39 Thereforeºº they couldºª notº believe,ºª becauseº that Esaiasº saidºª again,º 40 He hath blindedºª theirº eyes,º andº hardenedºª theirº heart;º that¹ª² they should¹ª not¹² seeºª with [their] eyes,º norº understandºª with [their] heart,º andº be converted,ºª andº I should healºª them.º 41 These thingsº saidºª Esaias,º whenº he sawºª hisº glory,º andº spakeºª ofº him.º

[37] Mt 11:20; Lk 16:31; Jn 1:11; 11:42; 15:24.
[38] 2Ch 32:20; Ps 44:3; Is 40:10; 51:5, 9; 53:1; Mt 15:7; 16:17; 27:35; Jn 15:25; 17:12; 19:24, 36; Ac 8:28; 13:27; Ro 10:16, 20; 1Co 1:24; 2Co 3:14; 4:3; Ga 1:16; Ep 1:17.
[39] Is 6:9; 44:18; Jn 5:44; 6:44; 10:38; 2P 2:14.
[40] Ex 4:21; 7:3, 13; 14:4, 8, 17; Dt 29:4; Jsh 11:20; 1K 22:20; Ps 6:2; 41:4; 135:10; 147:3; Is 26:11; 29:10; 42:19; 53:5; 57:18; Jr 3:22; 5:21; Ezk 12:2; 14:9; Ho 6:1; 14:4; Mt 13:13; 15:14; Mk 4:12; 8:17; Lk 4:18; 8:10; Jn 9:39; Ac 3:19; 15:3; 28:26; Ro 9:18; 11:7, 8; Jm 5:19.
[41] Ex 33:18; Is 6:1, 9; Jn 1:14, 18; 5:39; 14:9; Ac 10:43; 2Co 4:6; He 1:3; 1P 1:11; Rv 19:10.

yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him:

42 ¶ Neverthelessºº² amongº the² chief rulersº alsoº manyº believedºª onº him;º butº becauseº of the² Phariseesº they did¹ª notº confessºª [him], lestº they should beºª put out of the synagogue:º 43 Forº they lovedºª the² praiseº of menº moreº thanº the² praiseº of God.º

[42] Pv 29:25; Is 51:7; 57:11; 66:5; Mt 10:32; 26:69; Lk 6:22; 12:8; Jn 3:2; 7:13, 48; 9:22, 34; 11:45; 16:2; 19:38; Ac 5:41; Ro 10:10; 1P 4:12; 1Jn 4:2, 15.
[43] 1S 2:30; Ps 22:29; Mt 6:2; 23:5; Lk 16:15; 19:17; Jn 5:41, 44; 8:54; 12:26; Ro 2:7; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 10:18; 1Th 2:6; 1P 1:7; 3:4.

therefore Jesus calleth earnestly for confession of faith.

44º Jesusº criedºª andº said,ºª He that believethºª onº me,º believethºª notº onº me,º butº onº him that sentºª me.º 45 Andº he that seethºª meº seethºª him that sentºª me.º 46 Iº am comeºª a lightº intoº the² world,º that¹ª² whosoeverº believethºª onº meº should¹ª not¹² abideºª inº darkness.º 47 Andº if¹ª² any manº hearºª myº words,º andº believeºª not,¹² Iº judgeºªª himº not:º forº I cameºª notº toº judgeºª the² world,º butº toº saveºª the² world.º 48 He that rejectethºª me,º andº receivethºª notº myº words,º hathºª one that judgethºª him:º the² wordº thatº I have spoken,ºª the sameº shall judgeºª himº inº the² lastº day.º 49 Forº Iº have¹ª notº spokenºª ofº myself;º butº the Fatherº which sentºª me,º heº gaveºª meº a commandment,º whatº I should say,ºª andº whatº I should speak.ºª 50 Andº I knowºª thatº hisº commandmentº isºª lifeº everlasting:º whatsoeverº Iº speakºª therefore,º even asº the² Fatherº saidºª unto me,º soº I speak.ºª

[44] Pv 1:20; 8:1; Is 55:1; Mt 10:40; Mk 9:37; Jn 7:28; 11:43; 13:20; 1P 1:21.
[45] Jn 12:41; 14:9; 15:24; 2Co 4:6; Col 1:15; He 1:3; 1Jn 5:20.
[46] Ps 36:9; Is 40:1; 42:7, 15; Mal 4:2; Mt 4:16; Lk 1:76; 2:32; Jn 1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5, 39; 12:35; Ac 26:18; Ep 5:14; 1Jn 1:1; 2:8.
[47] Mt 18:11; 20:28; Lk 9:56; 19:10; Jn 3:17; 5:45; 8:15, 26; 12:48; 1Ti 1:15; 2P 3:15; 1Jn 4:14.
[48] Dt 18:19; 1S 8:7; 10:19; Is 53:3; Mt 21:42; 25:31; Mk 8:31; 12:10; 16:16; Lk 7:30; 9:22, 26; 10:16; 17:25; 20:17; Jn 3:17; 11:24; Ac 3:23; Ro 2:16; 2Co 2:15; 4:3; 2Th 1:8; He 2:3; 9:27; 10:29; 12:25.
[49] Dt 18:18; Jn 3:11, 32; 5:30; 6:38; 8:26, 42; 14:10; 15:15; 17:8; Rv 1:1.
[50] Jn 6:63, 68; 17:3; 20:31; 1Ti 1:16; 1Jn 2:25; 3:23; 5:11, 20.


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