The Anointing at Bethany

12 Six days before the * Passover, Jesus came to Bethany a where Lazarus b was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead. c 2 So d they gave a dinner for Him there; Martha e was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. f So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

4 Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot g (who was about to betray Him), said, 5 “Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 * denarii h i and given to the poor?” 6 He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. j He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

7 Jesus answered, “Leave her alone; she has kept it for the day of My burial. k 8 For you always have the poor with you, l but you do not always have Me.”

The Decision to Kill Lazarus

9 Then a large crowd of the Jews learned He was there. They came not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus the one He had raised from the dead. m 10 Therefore the * chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also 11 because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them n and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 The o next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took palm branches p and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “* Hosanna! q He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One r s—the King of Israel!” t

14 Jesus found a young donkey u and sat on it, just as it is written: 15 Fear no more, v Daughter * Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt. w x

16 His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him y and that they had done these things to Him. 17 Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb z and raised him from the dead, continued to testify. a 18 This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign.

19 Then the * Pharisees said to one another, “You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look—the world has gone after Him!” b

Jesus Predicts His Crucifixion

20 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 So they came to Philip, c who was from Bethsaida d in Galilee, e and requested of him, “Sir, f we want to see Jesus.”

22 Philip went and told Andrew; g then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the * Son of Man h to be glorified.

24 “* I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat i falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. j k 25 The one who loves his life will lose it, l and the one who hates m his life n in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant o also will be. p If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor q him.

27 “Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me r from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!” s t

Then a voice u came from heaven: v “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!” w

29 The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

30 Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for Me, but for you. x 31 Now is the judgment of this world. y Now the ruler of this * world z will be cast out. a 32 As for Me, if I am lifted up b from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.” c 33 He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die. d

34 Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the * Messiah will remain forever. e So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man f must be lifted up’? g Who is this Son of Man?”

35 Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. h Walk while you have the light i so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. j The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going. k 36 While you have the light, l believe in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them. m

Isaiah’s Prophecies Fulfilled

37 Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him. 38 But this was to fulfill n the word of Isaiah o the prophet, who said: p

Lord, who has believed our message?

And who has the arm q of the Lord

been revealed to? r s

39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

40 He has blinded t their eyes

and hardened their hearts, u

so that they would not see with their eyes

or understand with their hearts,

and be converted, v

and I would heal them. w x

41 Isaiah said these things because y he saw His glory z and spoke about Him.

42 Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers, a but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the * synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men b more than praise from God. c d

A Summary of Jesus’ Mission

44 Then Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in Me e believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me. 45 And the one who sees Me sees Him f who sent Me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My words and doesn’t keep g them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world h but to save the world. i 48 The one who rejects Me j and doesn’t accept My sayings has this as his judge: k The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day. l 49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father m Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak. 50 I know that His command is eternal life. n So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.” o

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 Before the * Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. p Having loved His own who were in the world, q He loved them to the end. r

2 Now by the time of supper, the Devil s had already put it into the heart of Judas, t Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray u Him. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, v that He had come from God, w and that He was going back to God. x 4 So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, y took a towel, and tied it around Himself. z 5 Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.

6 He came to Simon Peter, a who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

7 Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t understand now, but afterward you will know.” b

8 “You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.

Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”

9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”

10 “One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely * clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

The Meaning of Footwashing

12 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined c again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. d 15 For I have given you an example e that you also should do just as I have done for you.

16 “* I assure you: A * slave is not greater than his master, f g and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. h 18 I’m not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. i But the Scripture j must be fulfilled: k The one who eats My bread l has raised his heel against Me. m n

19 “I am telling you now before it happens, o so that when it does happen you will believe p that I am He. q 20 I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives r Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Judas’s Betrayal Predicted

21 When s Jesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit t and testified, u “I assure you: One of you will betray Me!”

22 The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. 23 One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, v was reclining close beside Jesus. w 24 Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about. 25 So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

26 Jesus replied, “He’s the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it.” x When He had dipped the bread, y He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son. z 27 After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan a entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

28 None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this. 29 Since Judas b kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” c or that he should give something to the poor. 30 After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night. d

The New Command

31 When e he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the * Son of Man f is glorified, and God is glorified g in Him. h 32 If God is glorified in Him, i God will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once.

33 “Children, I am with you a little while longer. j You will look for Me, and just as I told the * Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ k so now I tell you.

34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love l for one another.”

Peter’s Denials Predicted

36 “Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going m you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

37 “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life n for You!” o

38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.

The Way to the Father

14 “Your heart must not be troubled. p Believe q in God; r believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; s if not, I would have told you. I am going away t to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back u and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. v 4 You know the way to where I am going.” w x

5 “Lord,” Thomas y said, “we don’t know where You’re going. How can we know the way?”

6 Jesus told him, “I am z the way, a the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Jesus Reveals the Father

7 “If you know Me, you will also know b My Father. c From now on you do know Him d and have seen Him.”

8 “Lord,” said Philip, e “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. f How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? g The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own. h The Father who lives in Me does His works. i 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Otherwise, believe j because of the works themselves. k

Praying in Jesus’ Name

12 “* I assure you: The one who believes in Me l will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, m because I am going to the Father. n 13 Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified o in the Son. p 14 If you ask Me q anything in My name, r I will do it. s t

Another Counselor Promised

15 “If you love Me, you will keep u My commands. v 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another * Counselor w to be with you forever. 17 He is the Spirit x of truth. y The * world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be z in you. a 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

19 “In a little while the world will see Me no longer, b but you will see Me. c Because I live, you will live d too. 20 In that day you will know that I am in My Father, e you are in Me, and I am in you. 21 The one who has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. f And the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father. g I also will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

22 Judas h (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it You’re going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” i

23 Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. j 24 The one who doesn’t love Me will not keep My words. The word that you hear is not Mine but is from the Father who sent Me. k

25 “I have spoken these things to you while I remain with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit l—the Father will send m Him in My name—will teach you all things n and remind you of everything I have told you. o

Jesus’ Gift of Peace

27 “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful. p 28 You have heard Me tell you, ‘I am going away q and I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, r because the Father is greater than I. s 29 I have told you now before it happens t so that when it does happen you may believe. 30 I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world u is coming. He has no power over Me. v w 31 On the contrary, I am going away x so that the world may know that I love the Father. Just as the Father commanded Me, so I do.

“Get up; let’s leave this place.

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am y the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, z and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3 You are already * clean a because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. b

5 “I am the vine; c you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, d because you can do nothing without Me. 6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside e like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, f and they are burned. g 7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. h 8 My Father is glorified i by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be j My disciples.

Christlike Love

9 “As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love. k 10 If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love. l

11 “I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. m 12 This is My command: Love one another as I have loved n you. 13 No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life o for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you * slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master p q is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. r I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask s the Father in My name, t He will give you. u 17 This is what I command you: Love one another.

Persecutions Predicted

18 “If the * world hates v you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen w you out of it, the world hates you. 20 Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ x If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, y they will also keep yours. 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of My name, z because they don’t know a the One who sent Me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. b c Now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 The one who hates Me also hates My Father. d 24 If I had not done the works e among them that no one else has done, f they would not have sin. g Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father. 25 But this happened so that the statement written in their scripture might be fulfilled: h They hated Me for no reason. i j

Coming Testimony and Rejection

26 “When the * Counselor k comes, the One I will send to you from the Father l—the Spirit of truth m who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me. 27 You also will testify, n because you have been with Me from the beginning.

16 “I have told you these things to keep you from * stumbling. 2 They will ban you from the * synagogues. o In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service p to God. 3 They will do these things because they haven’t known q the Father or Me. 4 But I have told you these things so that when their time r comes you may remember s I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

The Counselor’s Ministry

5 “But now I am going away t to Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ u 6 Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. v It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the * Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you. w 8 When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: 9 About sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father x and you will no longer see Me; 11 and about judgment, y because the ruler of this * world z has been judged. a

12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now. b 13 When the Spirit of truth c comes, He will guide you into all the truth. d For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 Everything the Father e has is Mine. f This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you. g

Sorrow Turned to Joy

16 “A little while h and you will no longer see Me; i again a little while and you will see Me.” j

17 Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this He tells us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’ k?” 18 They said, “What is this He is saying, l ‘A little while’? We don’t know what He’s talking about!”

19 Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?

20 “* I assure you: You will weep and wail, m but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, n but your sorrow will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor she has pain o because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, p she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow q now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, r and no one will rob you of your joy. s 23 In that day you will not ask Me anything.

“I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. t 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. u Ask and you will receive, v so that your joy may be complete. w

Jesus the Victor

25 “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask x in My name. y I am not telling you that I will make requests to the Father on your behalf. 27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved z Me and have believed that I came from God. a b 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” c

29 “Ah!” His disciples said. “Now You’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language. 30 Now we know that You know everything d and don’t need anyone to question You. By this we believe that You came from God.” e

31 Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe? 32 Look: An hour is coming, and has come, f when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. g 33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”