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Gospel of John, Chapter 12

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Chapter 12 of John—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
  2. So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that [a]sat at meat with him.
  3. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of [b]pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
  4. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should [c]betray him, saith,
  5. Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred [d]1shillings, and given to the poor?
  6. Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the [e]bag [f]took away what was put therein.
  7. Jesus therefore said, [g]Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
  8. For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
  9. ¶ The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
  10. But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;
  11. because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
  12. ¶ On the morrow [h]2a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
  13. took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.
  14. And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
  15. 3Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
  16. These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
  17. The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
  18. For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
  19. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, [i]Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him.
  20. ¶ Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast:
  21. these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
  22. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus.
  23. And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
  24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
  25. He that loveth his [j]life loseth it; and he that hateth his [k]life in this world shall keep it unto [l]life eternal.
  26. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
  27. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this [m]hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
  28. Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
  29. The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.
  30. Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.
  31. Now is [n]the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
  32. And I, if I be lifted up [o]from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.
  33. But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
  34. The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
  35. Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light [p]among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
  36. While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light.
    ¶ These things spake Jesus, and he departed and [q]hid himself from them.
  37. But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
  38. that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
    4Lord, who hath believed our report?
    ¶ And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
  39. ¶ For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,
  40. 5He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart;
    ¶ Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart,
    ¶ And should turn,
    ¶ And I should heal them.
  41. ¶ These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.
  42. Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [r]it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
  43. for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.
  44. ¶ And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
  45. And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.
  46. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
  47. And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
  48. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.
  49. For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
  50. And I know that his commandment is life eternal; the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Greek reclined.
  2. ^ Or, liquid nard
  3. ^ Or, deliver him up
  4. ^ See marginal note on 6:7.
  5. ^ Or, box
  6. ^ Or, carried what was put therein
  7. ^ Or, Let her alone: it was that she might keep it
  8. ^ Some ancient authorities read the common people. See verse 9.
  9. ^ Or, Ye behold
  10. ^ life in these places represents two different Greek words.
  11. ^ life in these places represents two different Greek words.
  12. ^ life in these places represents two different Greek words.
  13. ^ Or, hour?
  14. ^ Or, a judgment
  15. ^ Or, out of
  16. ^ Or, in
  17. ^ Or, was hidden from them
  18. ^ Or, him

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jn 6:7
  2. ^ Jn 12:9
  3. ^ Zc 9:9
  4. ^ Is 53:1
  5. ^ Is 6:10

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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