Online Bible

Gospel of John, Chapter 12

Twitter · Facebook
John 12 NASB - New American Standard BibleJohn 12 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 12 of John—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Jesus, therefore, six days before 2the Passover, came to 3Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
  2. So they made Him a supper there, and 4Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
  3. 5Mary then took a [a]pound of very costly 6perfume 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 7Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to [b]betray Him, *said,
  5. “Why was this perfume not sold for [c]three 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 8had the money box, he used to pilfer 9what was put into it.
  7. Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [d]it for 10the day of My burial.
  8. 11For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
  9. ¶ The 12large 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, 13whom He raised from the dead.
  10. But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;
  11. because 14on account of him 15many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.
  12. ¶ On the next day 16the large crowd who had come to 17the 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, “18Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the 19King of Israel.”
  14. Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,
  15. “20FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY’S COLT.”
  16. 21These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus 22was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.
  17. So 23the [e]people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.
  18. 24For this reason also the [f]people went and met Him, 25because they heard that He had performed this [g]sign.
  19. So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”
  20. ¶ Now there were some 26Greeks among those who were going up to worship at 27the feast;
  21. these then came to 28Philip, who was from 29Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
  22. Philip *came and *told 30Andrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus.
  23. And Jesus *answered them, saying, “31The hour has come for the Son of Man to 32be glorified.
  24. Truly, truly, I say to you, 33unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  25. 34He who loves his [h]life loses it, and he who 35hates his [i]life in this world will keep it to life eternal.
  26. If anyone [j]serves Me, he must follow Me; and 36where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone [k]serves Me, the Father will 37honor him.
  27. ¶ “38Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘39Father, save Me from 40this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
  28. 41Father, glorify Your name.” Then a 42voice 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, “43An angel has spoken to Him.”
  30. Jesus answered and said, “44This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.
  31. 45Now judgment is upon this world; now 46the ruler of this world will be cast out.
  32. And I, if I 47am lifted up from the earth, will 48draw all men to Myself.”
  33. But He was saying this 49to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.
  34. The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of 50the Law that [l]51the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The 52Son of Man must be 53lifted up’? Who is this 54Son of Man?”
  35. So Jesus said to them, “55For a little while longer 56the Light is among you. 57Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who 58walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
  36. While you have the Light, 59believe in the Light, so that you may become 60sons of Light.”
    ¶ These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and [m]61hid Himself from them.
  37. But though He had performed so many [n]signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.
  38. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “62LORD, 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,
  40. “63HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE 64HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND [o]BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.”
  41. These things Isaiah said because 65he saw His glory, and 66he spoke of Him.
  42. Nevertheless 67many even of 68the rulers believed in Him, but 69because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be [p]70put out of the synagogue;
  43. 71for they loved the [q]approval of men rather than the [r]approval of God.
  44. ¶ And Jesus cried out and said, “72He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.
  45. 73He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
  46. 74I 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 75I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  48. 76He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; 77the word I spoke is what will judge him at 78the last day.
  49. 79For I did not speak [s]on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me 80has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.
  50. I know that 81His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak 82just as the Father has told Me.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ I.e. a Roman pound, equaling 12 oz
  2. ^ Or hand Him over
  3. ^ Equivalent to 11 months’ wages
  4. ^ I.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial
  5. ^ Lit crowd
  6. ^ Lit crowd
  7. ^ Or attesting miracle
  8. ^ Lit soul
  9. ^ Lit soul
  10. ^ Or is serving
  11. ^ Or is serving
  12. ^ I.e. the Messiah
  13. ^ Lit was hidden
  14. ^ Or attesting signs
  15. ^ Lit be turned; i.e. turn about
  16. ^ I.e. excommunicated
  17. ^ Or glory
  18. ^ Or glory
  19. ^ Lit of Myself

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jn 12:1-8; Mt 26:6-13; Mr 14:3-9; Lu 7:37-39
  2. ^ Jn 11:55; 12:20
  3. ^ Mt 21:17; Jn 11:43f
  4. ^ Lu 10:38
  5. ^ Lu 7:37f; Jn 11:2
  6. ^ Mr 14:3
  7. ^ Jn 6:71
  8. ^ Jn 13:29
  9. ^ Lu 8:3
  10. ^ Jn 19:40
  11. ^ De 15:11; Mt 26:11; Mr 14:7
  12. ^ Mr 12:37; Jn 12:12mg
  13. ^ Jn 11:43f; 12:1, 17f
  14. ^ Jn 11:45f; 12:18
  15. ^ Jn 7:31; 11:42
  16. ^ Jn 12:12-15; Mt 21:4-9; Mr 11:7-10; Lu 19:35-38
  17. ^ Jn 12:1
  18. ^ Ps 118:26
  19. ^ Jn 1:49
  20. ^ Zc 9:9
  21. ^ Mr 9:32; Jn 2:22; 14:26
  22. ^ Jn 7:39; 12:23
  23. ^ Jn 11:42
  24. ^ Lu 19:37; Jn 12:12
  25. ^ Jn 12:11
  26. ^ Jn 7:35
  27. ^ Jn 12:1
  28. ^ Jn 1:44
  29. ^ Mt 11:21
  30. ^ Jn 1:44
  31. ^ Mt 26:45; Mr 14:35, 41; Jn 13:1; 17:1
  32. ^ Jn 7:39; 12:16; 13:32
  33. ^ Ro 14:9; 1Co 15:36
  34. ^ Mt 10:39; 16:25; Mr 8:35; Lu 9:24; 17:33
  35. ^ Lu 14:26
  36. ^ Jn 14:3; 17:24; 2Co 5:8; Pp 1:23; 1Th 4:17
  37. ^ 1Sa 2:30; Ps 91:15; Lu 12:37
  38. ^ Mt 26:38; Mr 14:34; Jn 11:33
  39. ^ Mt 11:25
  40. ^ Jn 12:23
  41. ^ Mt 11:25
  42. ^ Mt 3:17; 17:5; Mr 1:11; 9:7; Lu 3:22; 9:35
  43. ^ Ac 23:9
  44. ^ Jn 11:42
  45. ^ Jn 3:19; 9:39; 16:11
  46. ^ Jn 14:30; 16:11; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2; 6:12; 1Jo 4:4; 5:19
  47. ^ Jn 3:14; 8:28; 12:34
  48. ^ Jn 6:44
  49. ^ Jn 18:32; 21:19
  50. ^ Jn 10:34
  51. ^ Ps 110:4; Is 9:7; Eze 37:25; Da 7:14
  52. ^ Mt 8:20
  53. ^ Jn 3:14; 8:28; 12:32
  54. ^ Mt 8:20
  55. ^ Jn 7:33; 9:4
  56. ^ Jn 12:46; 1Jo 2:10
  57. ^ Ga 6:10; Eph 5:8
  58. ^ 1Jo 1:6; 2:11
  59. ^ Jn 12:46
  60. ^ Lu 16:8; Jn 8:12
  61. ^ Jn 8:59
  62. ^ Is 53:1; Ro 10:16
  63. ^ Is 6:10; Mt 13:14f
  64. ^ Mr 6:52
  65. ^ Is 6:1ff
  66. ^ Lu 24:27
  67. ^ Jn 7:48; 12:11
  68. ^ Lu 23:13
  69. ^ Jn 7:13
  70. ^ Jn 9:22
  71. ^ Jn 5:41, 44
  72. ^ Mt 10:40; Jn 5:24
  73. ^ Jn 14:9
  74. ^ Jn 1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35f
  75. ^ Jn 3:17; 8:15f
  76. ^ Lu 10:16
  77. ^ De 18:18f; Jn 5:45ff; 8:47
  78. ^ Mt 10:15; Jn 6:39; Ac 17:31; 1Pe 1:5; 2Pe 3:3, 7; Heb 10:25
  79. ^ Jn 3:11; 7:16; 8:26, 28, 38; 14:10, 24
  80. ^ Jn 14:31; 17:8
  81. ^ Jn 6:68
  82. ^ Jn 5:19; 8:28

Read John Chapter 12 in other Bible versions:

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

  10. EmpiralEmpiral
    Jul 4, 2025 19:06 GMT

    I live in Dover, Delaware. My boyfriend Juan Tover and I have been dating for the past 4 yrs we were to get married in September of this year but it never happened..he constantly messes around with his ex's and other females every time he got caught he apologized and tell me to forgive him and I keep taking him back because I'm truly in love with this man but after a while he started messing around again...what can I do to make this man to love me and stop the messing around so we could get married and start our family? I am very happy I contacted Priest Salami regarding my problem. My boyfriend is now my HUSBAND. We got married 2 weeks ago in the United Church in Dover. My problem was solved. I am extremely happy to put his email purenaturalhealer@gmail.com  to anyone out there looking to solve his/her relationship problem. You can also WhatsApp him with his mobile number +2348105150446
    Visit his Facebook page facebook.com/priestsalami

  • Showing 1 - 10 of 10
NOTE: You are replying to 's comment. [Cancel]