Bethany. His sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, Lord, behold, he whom
Thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard this, He said, This sickness is not
unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might thereby
be glorified. Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. However,
He remained two more days in the same place where He was. Then saith
He to His disciples, Let us go into Judaea. His disciples say unto Him,
Master, the Jews have sought to stone Thee. Goest Thou there again? Jesus
answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the
day, he stumbleth not because he seeth the light of this world. But if
a man walk in the night, he stumbleth because there is no light in him.
After that He saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth but I go, that I
may awake him out of sleep. Then said His disciples, Lord, if he sleeps,
he shall do well. However, Jesus spoke of death but they thought that He
had spoken of taking rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly,
Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the
extent ye may believe. Let us go unto him. Then Thomas, called Didymus,
said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go that we may die with Him.
When Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already lain in the grave
four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,
and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning
their brother. Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went
and met Him but Mary remained in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus,
Lord, if Thou hadst been here my brother would not have died. But I
know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it
Thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith
unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last
day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life. He that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith
unto Him, Yes, Lord. I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God,
which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went and
called Mary, her sister, saying, The Master is come and calleth for thee.
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came unto Him. Now
Jesus was not yet come into the town but was in that place where Martha
met Him. Some Jews that were with her in the house to comfort her, saw
Mary hastily rise up and go out. They followed her, saying, She goeth
unto the grave to weep there. Then, when Mary came where Jesus was
and saw Him, she fell down at His feet saying unto Him, Lord, if Thou
hadst been here my brother had not died. When Jesus saw her weeping,
and those who came with her also weeping, He groaned in the spirit and
was troubled. He said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto Him, Lord,
come and see. Jesus wept.
Then said the Jews, Behold how He loved him! And some of them said,
Could not He who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that this man
should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh
to the grave. It was a cave and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye
away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him,
Lord, by this time he stinketh for he hath been dead four days. Jesus
saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe,
thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from
the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank Thee that
Thou hast heard me. And I know that Thou hearest me always. Because of
these standing by I say it that they may believe that Thou hast sent
me. And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth. Now he that was dead came forth bound hand and foot with
graveclothes and his face was wound about with a napkin. Jesus saith
unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which
Jesus did, believed on Him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and
told them what things Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we for this man doeth
many miracles? If we let Him thus alone, all men will believe on Him
and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And
one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said
unto them, Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient
for us that one man should die for the people so the whole nation perish
not. And this spoke he not of himself, but being high priest that year,
he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation, and not for that
nation only, but that also He should gather together in one the children
of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took
counsel together to put Him to death.
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews but went unto
a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and
there continued with His disciples. Now the Jews' passover was near at
hand. Many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover in
order to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spoke among
themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that He will
not come to the feast? The chief priests and the Pharisees had given
a commandment, that, if any man knew where He was, he should show it,
that they might take Him.
12. Six days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany where He
had raised Lazarus from the dead. There they made Him a supper. Martha
served. Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary
took a pound of very costly ointment of spikenard and anointed the feet
of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with
the fragrance of the ointment. Then saith one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, Why was not this ointment
sold for its great worth and given to the poor? This he said not that
he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and held the bag, and
minded what was put therein. Jesus said, Let her alone. Against the day
of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye have with you;
but me ye have not always.
Many of the Jews knew that He was there. But they came not for Jesus'
sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus whom He had raised from
the dead. The chief priests consulted that they might also put Lazarus to
death because he was the reason many of the Jews went away and believed
on Jesus.
On the next day many people who had come for the feast heard that Jesus
was coming to Jerusalem. They took branches of palm trees, went forth to
meet Him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh
in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when He had found a young colt,
sat thereon; for it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion. Behold,
thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. These things His disciples
did not at first understand. But when Jesus was glorified, then they
remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had
done these things unto Him. The people that were with Him when He called
Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore record. For
this reason also the people met Him because they heard He had done this
miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how
ye prevail not? Behold, the world is gone after Him.
There were certain Greeks among these that came to worship at the
feast. Some of them went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee,
and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth
Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip told Jesus. Jesus answered them, saying,
The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily,
I say unto you, unless a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die,
it abideth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that
loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world
shall keep it unto life eternal.
If any man serve me, let him follow me. Where I am, there also shall my
servant be. If any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now my soul
is troubled. But what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? Yet
for this reason came I unto this hour. Father, glorify Thy name. Then
there came a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and
will glorify it again.
The people that stood by and heard it said that it thundered. Others
said, an angel spoke to Him. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not
because of me, but for your sake. Now is the judgment of this world. Now
shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This He said, signifying what
death He should die.
The people answered Him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth
for ever. How sayest Thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this
Son of man? Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light
with you. Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you. For
he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have
light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.
These things Jesus spoke and then departed and hid Himself. Even though He
had done many miracles before them, they still did not believe Him. Thus
it was that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, Lord,
who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because Esaias also said, He
hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts that they should not
see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart and be converted,
and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw His glory
and spoke of Him.
Nevertheless among the chief rulers many believed on Him. But because
of the Pharisees they did not confess Him lest they should be put out
of the synagogue. They loved the praise of men more than the praise of
God. Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me,
but on Him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth Him that sent me. I
am come as a light into the world that whosoever believeth on me should
not abide in darkness. If any man hear my words and believe not, I judge
him not because I came not to judge the world but to save the world. He
that rejects me and receives not my words, hath One that judgeth him. He
Whose words I have spoken shall judge him in the last day. For I have not
spoken of myself, but of the Father who sent me. He gave me a commandment
of what I should say and what I should speak. I know that His commandment
is life everlasting. Whatever I speak I speak as the Father said unto me.
13. It was before the feast of the passover. Jesus knew that
His hour was come and that He should depart out of this world unto the
Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them unto
the end. Supper was ended. The devil now put it into the heart of Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him. Jesus knew that the Father had
given all things into His hands and that He came from God, and went to
God. He arose from supper, laid aside His garments, took a towel, and
girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a basin and began to
wash the disciples' feet. He then wiped them with the towel wherewith
He was girded.
When He came to Simon Peter, he saith unto Him, Lord, dost Thou wash my
feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now;
but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt never
wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not then thou hast no
part with me. Simon Peter then saith unto Him, Lord, not my feet only but
also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth
not wash more than his feet, for he is clean every whit. Ye are clean. But
not all are clean. He said this last for He knew who should betray Him.
After He washed their feet, put on His garments, and sat down again,
He said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master
and Lord. And ye say well for so I am. If I, then, your Lord and Master,
have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I
have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. Neither
He that is sent greater than He that sent Him. If ye know these things,
happy are ye if ye do them.
I speak not of all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the
scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up
his heel against me. Now I tell you before it comes so when it is come
to pass, ye may believe that I am He. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me. He that receiveth me
receiveth Him that sent me.
When Jesus had thus said, He was troubled in spirit and testified saying,
Verily, verily, I say unto you that one of you shall betray me. Then the
disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom He spoke. Now there
was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon
Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of
whom He spoke. He, then, lying on Jesus' breast, saith unto Him, Lord,
who is it? Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a sop when I
have dipped it. When He had dipped the sop He gave it to Judas Iscariot,
the son of Simon. And, after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said
Jesus to him, What thou doest, do quickly.
No man at the table knew for what intent He said this to him. Some of
them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy
those things that we have need of for the feast, or that he should give
something to the poor. He then, having received the sop, went immediately
out. It was night. After he was gone, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man
glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God be glorified in Him, God
shall also glorify Him in Himself. Little children, yet a little while I
am with you. Ye shall seek me and, as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go,
ye cannot come. So now I give you a new commandment. Love one another as
I have loved you. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one for another.
Simon Peter said unto Him, Lord, whither goest Thou? Jesus answered
him, Whither I go thou cannot follow me now, but thou shalt follow me
afterwards. Peter said unto Him, Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now? I
will lay down my life for Thy sake. Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay
down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Thou shall
deny me thrice before the cock crows.
14. Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God. Believe
in me also. In my Father's house are many mansions. If it were not so
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself
so that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know,
and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither
Thou goest. How can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me. If ye
had known me, ye should have known my Father also, and from now on ye
know Him and have seen Him.
Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father and it sufficeth us. Jesus
saith, Have I been so long a time with you and still thou hast not known
me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. How sayest thou
then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father and
the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself
but of the Father that dwelleth in me. He doeth the works. Believe me
that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe me for the
very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on
me shall also do the works that I do. And greater works than these shall
he also do. Whatever ye ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may
be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name I will do
it. If ye love me, keep my commandments.
I will ask the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter to abide
with you forever. This Spirit of truth the world cannot receive because it
seeth Him not and will not know Him. But ye know Him for He dwelleth with
you and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to
you. In a little while the world seeth me no more. But ye shall see me
because I live and ye live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in
my Father, ye are in me, and I am in you. He that hath my commandments
and keepeth them loveth me. And he that loveth me shall be loved of my
Father. I will love him and show myself to him.
Judas, not Iscariot, saith unto Him, Lord, how is it that Thou wilt
manifest Thyself unto us and not to the world? Jesus answered and said, If
a man love me, he will keep my words and my Father will love him. We will
come unto him and make Our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth
not my sayings. The word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who
sent me. These things have I spoken unto you being yet present with you.
The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, shall teach you all things. He will bring all things I have said to
you to your remembrance. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you,
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said to you, I go away, and
come again unto you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice because I said I go
unto the Father, for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you
beforehand so that, when it comes to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter
I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world cometh. He
hath nothing on me but what I do I do so the world may know that I love
the Father, and do as the Father commanded me. Arise, let us go hence.
15. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit He taketh away. Every branch that
beareth fruit, He purgeth that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye
are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me,
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide
in the vine, no more can ye except ye abide in me. I am the vine. Ye are
the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth
much fruit for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me he
is a branch that is cut off and will wither. Men gather them and cast them
into the fire to be burned. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you,
ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my
Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit and so shall ye be my disciples.
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you. Continue in my love. If
ye keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love as I have kept my
Father's commandments and abide in His love. These things have I spoken
unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another as I have loved
you. Greater love hath no man than that he lay down his life for his
friends. Ye are my friends. If ye do whatever I command you, I call
you not servants. The servant knoweth not what his lord doeth. But I
have called you friends for all things that I have heard of my Father I
have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,
and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your
fruit should remain so whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name,
He may give it you.
These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate
you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the
world, the world would love his own. But ye are not of the world. I have
chosen you out of the world. Therefore the world hateth you. Remember the
word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If
they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept
my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do
unto you for my name's sake, because they know not Him that sent me.
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they would be innocent of sin. But
now they have no cloke to hide their sin. He that hateth me hateth my
Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no other man
did, they had not had sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and
my Father. But this cometh to pass so that the word might be fulfilled
that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But when
the Comforter comes, the Spirit of truth who proceedeth from the Father,
He shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness because ye have
been with me from the beginning.
16. These things have I spoken unto you that ye should not be
offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues. Yea, the time will
come when whoever killeth you will think that he doeth God a service. And
these things will they do unto you because they have not known the Father
nor me.
But these things have I told you so that when the time comes, ye may
remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you
at the beginning because I was with you. But now I go away to Him that
sent me. And none of you asketh me, Whither goest Thou? But because I
have said these things unto you sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth, It is best for you that I go away. If
I go not away the Comforter will not come to you. But if I depart, I will
send Him to you. When He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and
of righteousness, and of judgment. Of sin, because they believe not on
me. Of righteousness, because I go to my Father and ye see me no more. Of
judgment, because the evil one who is prince of this world is judged.
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now. However, when the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all
truth because He shall not speak of Himself. But whatsoever He shall hear,
that shall He speak. And He will show you things to come. He shall glorify
me for He shall receive my own, and shall show it unto you. All things
that the Father hath are mine. Therefore I said that He shall take my own
and shall show it unto you. A little while and ye shall not see me. And
then, in a little while, and ye shall see me because I go to the Father.
Then said some of His disciples among themselves, What is this that
He saith unto us? A little while and ye shall not see me? And in a
little while and ye shall see me because I go to the Father? They said
therefore, What is this that He saith, A little while? we cannot tell
what He saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask Him, and
said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little
while, and ye shall not see me, and in a little while, ye shall see me?
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the
world shall rejoice. Ye shall be sorrowful but your sorrow shall be turned
into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow because her hour is
come. But as soon as she is delivered of the child she remembereth no more
the anguish because of her joy over a new birth to the world. So ye now
have sorrow. But I will see you again. And your heart shall rejoice. And
your joy no man can take from you. In that day ye shall need ask of
me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask
the Father in my name he will give it to you. Until now ye have asked
nothing in my name. Ask. And ye shall receive so your joy may be full.
These things I have spoken unto you in proverbs. But the time cometh when
I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs but I shall show you plainly
of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name. And I say not unto
you, that I will pray the Father for you. For the Father Himself loveth
you because ye have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I
came forth from the Father and am come into the world. Now I leave the
world and go to the Father.
His disciples said unto Him, Lo, now speakest Thou plainly and speakest
no proverb. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour
cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to
his own. Ye shall leave me alone and, yet, I am not alone because the
Father is with me. These things I have spoken unto you so that in me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation. But be of good
cheer. I have overcome the world.