012:009 Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there;
but they came not only on His account, but also in order
to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.
012:010 The High Priests, however, consulted together to put Lazarus
also to death,
012:011 for because of him many of the Jews left them and became
believers in Jesus.
012:012 The next day a great crowd of those who had come to the Festival,
hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
012:013 took branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him,
shouting as they went, "God save him! Blessings on him who
comes in the name of the Lord--even on the King of Israel!"
012:014 And Jesus, having procured a young ass, sat upon it,
just as the Scripture says,
012:015 "Fear not, Daughter of Zion! See, thy King is coming riding
on an ass's colt."
012:016 The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time;
but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this
was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.
012:017 The large number of people, however, who had been present when He
called Lazarus out of the tomb and brought him back to life,
related what they had witnessed.
012:018 This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they
had heard of His having performed that miracle.
012:019 The result was that the Pharisees said among themselves,
"Observe how idle all your efforts are! The world is
gone after him!"
012:020 Now some of those who used to come up to worship at the
Festival were Greeks.
012:021 They came to Philip, of Bethsaida in Galilee, with the request,
"Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
012:022 Philip came and told Andrew: Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
012:023 His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man
to be glorified.
012:024 In most solemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat
falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was--
a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.
012:025 He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes
his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life
of the Ages.
012:026 If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me;
and where I am, there too shall my servant be.
If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.
012:027 Now is my soul full of trouble; and what shall I say?
Father, save me from this hour. But for this purpose I
have come to this hour.
012:028 Father, glorify Thy name." Thereupon there came a voice from
the sky, "I have glorified it and will also glorify it again."
012:029 The crowd that stood by and heard it, said that there had
been thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to him."
012:030 "It is not for my sake," said Jesus, "that that voice came,
but for your sakes.
012:031 Now is a judgement of this world: now will the Prince of this
world be driven out.