Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was dead, whom He raised from the dead. There they prepared a supper for Him, and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those who sat with Him. Mary, taking a pound of pure precious ointment of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the world. Then one of His disciples, Judas Simon Iscariot, who wanted to betray Him, said: Why not sell this ointment for three hundred denarii and give it to the poor? He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He had a cash box with him and wore what was put in there.
Jesus said: Leave her alone; She saved it for the day of My burial. For you always have the poor with you, but not always Me.
Many of the Jews knew that He was there and came not only for Jesus, but to see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. The high priests decided to kill Lazarus too, because for his sake many of the Jews came and believed in Jesus.
The next day, the multitude of people who had come to the festival, hearing that Jesus was going to Jerusalem, took palm branches, came out to meet Him and exclaimed: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it, as it is written: “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your King is coming, sitting on a colt.”
His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus became glorified, then they remembered that it was written about Him, and they did it to Him.
The people who were with Him before testified that He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead. That is why the people met Him, because they heard that He had performed this miracle. The Pharisees said to each other: Do you see that you do not have time to do anything? the whole world follows Him.
Of those who came to worship on the holiday, there were some Greeks. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying: Master! we want to see Jesus. Philip goes and tells Andrey about this; and then Andrew and Philip tell Jesus about this.
Jesus answered and said to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; and if it dies, it will bear much fruit. He who loves his life will destroy it; But he who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life. Whoever serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. And whoever serves Me, My Father will honor him.
My soul is now indignant; and what should I say? Father! deliver Me from this hour! But for this hour I have come. Father! glorify Your name.
Then a voice came from heaven: I have glorified it and will glorify it again.
The people who stood and heard it said: it is thunder; and others said: The angel spoke to him.
To this Jesus said: This voice was not for Me, but for the people. Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to Me. He said this, making it clear by what kind of death He would die.
The people answered Him: We have heard from the law that Christ abides forever; How then do You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?
Then Jesus said to them: For a little while yet the light is with you; walk while there is light, lest darkness overtake you, and he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. As long as the light is with you, believe in the light, that you may be sons of light. Having said this, Jesus walked away and hid from them.
He performed so many miracles before them, and they did not believe in Him, so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: “Lord! who believed what they heard from us? and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?”
Therefore, they could not believe that, as Isaiah also said, “this people have blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they do not see with their eyes, and do not understand with their hearts, and do not convert, so that I heal them.” This is what Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke about Him.
However, many of the rulers believed in Him; but for the sake of the Pharisees they did not confess, lest they be excommunicated from the synagogue, for they loved human glory more than the glory of God.
Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me.” And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I, the light, have come into the world, so that whoever believes in Me will not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him, for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. He who rejects Me and does not accept My words has a judge for himself: the word that I have spoken will judge him at the last day. For I did not speak from Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what to say and what to say. And I know that His commandment is eternal life. So, what I say, I say, as the Father told me.
Interpretation of the Gospel of John chapter 12
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Chapter 12
Introduction
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G. The End of Jesus' Public Ministry (12:1-36)
1. CONFIRMATION (12:1-8)
In chapter 12, John describes the final events associated with the ministry of Jesus Christ. This is: a) His anointing, performed by Mary, the sister of Lazarus (which became a prelude to Him sacrificing Himself); b) His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and c) Jesus’ prediction of His death.
John 12:1-2
. The countdown becomes more specific: Six days before the Passover... Jesus left Ephraim and came... to Bethany, where the deceased Lazarus lived. There, in His honor, a dinner was given. Evangelist Mark writes that Jesus was received in the house of Simon the leper (Mark 14:1-11). One must think that this event was especially joyful for Martha, Mary and Lazarus, who were among those invited. It is not known what kind of ties connected these three with Simon, but apparently these ties were quite close, judging by the fact that Martha served the guests at the dinner.
John 12:3
. We are talking about fragrant oil, which was obtained from the roots and stems of an aromatic herb growing in northern India. It was a very expensive incense (“precious ointment”), and it was brought to the Middle East in sealed alabaster vessels, which were opened only on special occasions. With her generous gift (pound... of peace), Mary expressed her love for Jesus and gratitude to Him for raising Lazarus. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the world - one of the “side” remarks of John, which, like other similar remarks, suggests that he was a witness to what was happening.
John 12:4-5
. Judas Simonov Iscariot “protested” against the unnecessary, in his opinion, waste of such valuable incense. Like, it would be better to sell this ointment and give the money to the poor. He hardly really cared about the poor! (verse 6). According to Mark (Mark 14:4-5), the other disciples supported Judas and also began to reproach Mary. Evil influence spreads quickly, and even those entrusted to lead others can become tools in the hands of Satan.
The cost of the “peace” was indeed enormous - three hundred denarii (the average annual salary of a worker); Perhaps Maria saved this amount all her life.
John 12:6
. John, knowing what happened next, explains the motives that guided Judas. Judas was, so to speak, the treasurer of the group (13:29), and he appropriated part of the money that was donated to them. Mary donated the precious ointment openly and disinterestedly, but Judas appropriated the money secretly. They attracted him so much that he agreed to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (“the price of a slave” - Ex. 21:32; Zech. 11:12-13).
John 12:7-8
. Confirmation was usually associated with joyful events. But here it was performed on the eve of the burial. Living according to the word of God, Jesus was fully aware that as a suffering Servant He would have to endure pain and death, and that He would very soon be buried (Isa. 53:9). In the light of this knowledge, He interceded for Mary, who showed Him love and devotion. His words: For you always have the poor with you should not be understood as God’s approval of poverty or His unwillingness for the poor to be helped.
Jesus simply meant that there are many causes of poverty in the world, and opportunities to help the poor will continually present themselves (compare Mark 14:7). But the opportunity to show your love to Him while He is on earth is very limited. But you will not always have Me (here on earth; John 12:35; 13:33; 14:3-4).
2. CELEBRAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM (12:9-19)
John 12:9-11
. Jesus was a Person who caused so much controversy that he could not be near Jerusalem “incognito.” On Easter, people flocked to the capital from all over the country. And many wanted to see Jesus (compare 11:56) and also Lazarus. Having learned about His resurrection of Lazarus, many of the Jews believed in Jesus. That is why the high priests decided to kill both Him and Lazarus.
John 12:12-13
. Meanwhile, crowds of people were overwhelmed with spontaneous enthusiasm. After all, thousands of pilgrims from Galilee also came to Easter, who had previously witnessed many miracles performed by Jesus. He may have rejected the role of political “Messiah” then (6:15), but perhaps now, they thought, the right time had come.
Jerusalem was the city of the great King, and now He enters it. Waving palm branches symbolizing victory, the people exclaimed: Hosanna! (which in Hebrew means: “Lord, save!” - Ps. 117:25; this word became an expression of praise to God). Quoting further Ps. 117:26, people gave Jesus messianic “titles”: he who comes in the name of the Lord (11:27) and King of Israel.
John 12:14-15
. Jesus' entry into the city on a colt was a sign of peace and peacefulness (commentary on Matthew 21:2, which says that Jesus rode on a donkey and a colt). One way or another, He did not ride into Jerusalem on a war horse, with a sword in His hand or a crown on His head. He did not use a chariot, as kings often did. The way He entered Jerusalem fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9).
The Daughter of Zion is a poetic image of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, a city built on Mount Zion. Here John, again quoting from Zech. 9:9, calls Jesus the King of Israel.
John 12:16
. Despite the fact that the disciples were close to Jesus and were themselves participants in the event that was taking place, they did not understand its meaning (in the light of Old Testament prophecy). They lacked the vision of the Cross and Resurrection (for which Jesus was famous). They did not realize that the prophet Zechariah had written about Him, and that they themselves also served to fulfill his prophecy by bringing to the Lord the donkey on which He rode into Jerusalem (and they did this to Him). Later, after the Holy Spirit descended on them, they remembered and compared, and then they realized everything.
John 12:17-18
. The crowd that greeted Jesus grew in number as the news of the great miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus quickly spread throughout the city. It was a day of great national recognition of Jesus, but, unfortunately, this recognition was devoid of a spiritual approach and comprehension.
John 12:19
. Popular enthusiasm prevented the Pharisees from implementing their plans (“we don’t have time to do anything,” they said to each other). “And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might take Him by stealth and kill Him; but they said, “Only not on a holiday, lest there be a disturbance among the people” (Mark 14:1-2). The whole world follows Him, they lamented, although in fact the majority of the people - alas! — did not believe in Jesus with true faith.
3. APPEARANCE OF THE HELLENES (12:20-36)
John 12:20
. The mention of “Hellenes” is significant. In the ancient world, they (i.e. the Greeks) were known for their tireless search for truth. Probably, the Greeks who came to Jerusalem were God-fearing people, and therefore attended Jewish synagogues and holidays. Their appearance here marks the opening of access to God for the pagans to worship Him through Jesus Christ (10:16).
John 12:21-22
. Why did the “Greeks” turn specifically to Philip? Perhaps because he had a Greek name. Or maybe he somehow communicated with the Greeks on the territory of the Decapolis. Philip goes and tells Andrey about this; and then Andrew and Philip tell Jesus about this. Because many of the people were eager to talk to Jesus, the disciples probably had to limit their access to Him in some way (Luke 18:15-16).
John 12:23-24
. The decisive moment in Jesus' earthly life was quickly approaching (2:4; 4:21,23; 7:6,8,30; 8:20). The arrival of the Greeks also indicated this: the hour was coming for the Son of Man to be glorified (compare with 12:23; 13:1; 17:1).
For most people, death is a “humiliating” event, because it reveals a person’s helplessness. But for Christ, death was the means of entering into glory (Isa. 53:10,12 compare with John 12:16; 17:1,5).
Truly, truly, I say to you... - this phrase, as always, sounds like an introduction to an important statement. The image of a grain of wheat that "dies" after being thrown into the ground to produce much fruit suggests that death is necessary to produce life "abundantly."
John 12:25-26
. The mentioned image (verse 24) illustrates a seemingly paradoxical principle: death is the path to life. In the case of Jesus, death brought glory and life not only to Himself, but to many others. A similar principle applies to followers of Jesus. A disciple of Christ must hate his life (soul) in this world.
That is, to be imbued with such devotion to Christ that would leave no room for self-centeredness and self-gratification. For he who loves his soul (that is, his life) will destroy it. The idea here is that anything in a person’s life can become his idol, including his goals, interests and loves (Luke 12:16-21; 18:18-30). So, for himself (for self-love) the believer must die (Rom. 6:1-14; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; Gal. 6:14).
To be a servant of Christ, you must follow Him. And many of His original followers followed Him, not stopping at suffering and death. According to legend, many of them died as martyrs. Thus, Jesus' words in verses 25-26 were both a prophecy and a promise. His true disciples follow Him through humiliation and then glorification (my Father will honor him; Rom. 8:17,36-39; 2 Tim. 2:11-13).
John 12:27-28a
. Instructing his disciples regarding the price of obedience to the will of the Heavenly Father, Jesus does not hide his own excitement. His soul was troubled (compare 11:33; 14:1) at the thought of the weight of sin that would fall upon Him in His death (2 Cor. 5:21). But being painfully worried about this, could He step back, asking the Heavenly Father to deliver Him from this hour?
Of course not, since His incarnation took place for the sake of “this hour” (John 12:23; 13:1; 17:1). Jesus expressed his unchanging attitude towards what stood before Him in the words: Father! glorify Your name. Likewise, Christians - no matter how difficult their circumstances may be - need to accept the will of God and stand firmly in it, wanting only one thing - for His name to be glorified.
John 12:28b-29
. And then the Father spoke from heaven with a thunderous voice, confirming that he had worked in Jesus in the past and would work through Him in the future. Everyone heard the voice - precisely as articulate sounds, but not everyone understood their meaning (compare verse 30; Acts 9:7; 22:9).
John 12:30-31
. In spiritually receptive people, the voice from heaven undoubtedly strengthened faith, but for the “spiritual” (1 Cor. 2:14) it sounded only like an incomprehensible noise.
This world, which condemned Christ to death on the cross, thereby condemned itself. However, the cross also appeared as an instrument for the defeat of Satan (the prince of this world; Rev. 12:10). He will be cast out, says Jesus. His power over people, exercised through sin and fear of death, will lose (and is already losing) its power; people will have the opportunity to escape from the kingdom of spiritual darkness, freed from slavery to sin (Col. 1:13-14; Heb. 2:14-15).
John 12:32-33
. The words of Jesus: And when I am lifted up from the earth - refer not to His ascension, but to His crucifixion (compare 3:14; 8:28). Jesus spoke here about the death that lay ahead of Him.
Being on the cross, He will draw everyone to Himself, Christ declares. This does not mean that everyone will be saved - after all, He made it clear that some people will perish (for example, John 5:28-29). But if the “attraction” of people by the Son is the same as the “attraction” of them by the Father (6:44), then it cannot be of a “discriminatory” nature. Among those saved will be not only Jews, but representatives of all “tribes, peoples and languages” (Rev. 5:9 cf. John 10:16; 11:52).
John 12:34
. The people were perplexed. If the Messiah (Christ) is the Son of Man, then He must remain on earth forever, they reasoned. So the prophet Daniel (Dan. 7:13-14) clearly said that the power of the Son of Man will be eternal. Perhaps people thought that Jesus did not consider the Son of Man and the Messiah to be the same Person. Doesn’t He understand this “term” - “Son of Man” in a different sense than Daniel? They probably understood that Jesus was talking about His death, but they could not understand how He could die if He really was the Messiah.
John 12:35-36
. While people were pondering the difficulties that lay in the realm of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, Jesus tried to convey to them what moral things meant. Their time of opportunity is running out. He is the light of the world (1:4,9; 8:12; 12:46), yet the “day” of His public ministry is coming to an end (verse 23). The “darkness of the night” is coming, in which evil will subjugate many. He who walks in darkness is an unbeliever, floating on the sea of life without proper guidelines, not knowing the meaning of life, not knowing where he is going).
Meanwhile, the “contemporaries” of Jesus Christ were given the unique privilege of believing in the light (i.e., in Him) and becoming sons of light (i.e., His disciples; Rom. 13:12; Eph. 5:8,14; Col. 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 1 John 1:7; 2:10). Having said this, Jesus again supernaturally disappeared from them (compare John 5:13; 8:59; 10:39).
3. Unbelief of the Jews (12:37-50)
I. JOHN'S EXPLANATION (12:37-43)
John 12:37
. Already from the very beginning (1:11), the theme of the unbelief of the Jews as a people is heard in the Gospel of John. And now he writes: He performed so many miracles before them, and they did not believe in Him. Their unbelief was irrational, just as sin is irrational, that is, has no reasonable explanation.
John 12:38
. This unbelief of the Jewish people, unbelief, contrary to common sense, was predicted by the prophet Isaiah. Those verses in the Old Testament that speak most clearly about the suffering Servant of God (Is. 53:1-12) begin precisely with a prediction about Israel’s rejection of the revelation from above that will be given to it through this Servant. From the words: “Lord! who believed what we heard, and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?” - it follows that only a few will believe in Him (Is. 53:1).
John 12:39-40
. John continues to quote from the book of the prophet Isaiah (6:10) in order to show that Israel as a whole was unable to believe - for the reason that it constantly rejected God's revelations, and as a result God punished his people with spiritual blindness and “petrification of the heart.” People in the days of Christ, just as in the days of the prophet Isaiah, refused to believe. And since they did not want to believe, they lost the very ability to do so (verse 39). This, we repeat, was God’s punishment; We often read in the Bible about His punishment of people (expressed in hardness of heart) for persistence in sin (Exod. 9:12; Rom. 1:24,26,28; 2 Thess. 2:8-12).
John 12:41
. John attributes the entire prophecy to Isaiah, as well as his vision described in Isaiah. 6:2-3, to Christ. The Evangelist implies that Isaiah, who saw the Lord of hosts (which means “Lord of the heavenly armies”) sitting on the throne, surrounded by seraphim, saw the glory of Jesus. What they say here is shocking: Jesus is Jehovah! (compare John 1:18; 10:30; 20:28; Col. 2:9.) According to John, Isaiah spoke of Him; in fact, many of Isaiah's prophecies pointed to the coming Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth (for example, Isa. 4:2; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5,10; 32:1; 42:1 -4; 49:1-7; 52:13 - 53:12; 61:1-3). Jesus previously said that Moses also wrote about Him (John 5:46).
John 12:42-43
. Despite the disbelief of the majority, the situation was not completely hopeless. God has always had and still has a remnant in the people of Israel. Here we read that many of the leaders believed in Him, but, fearing the Pharisees and excommunication from the synagogue, they did not openly confess Him. They were more afraid of human opinion and human praise - alas! — loved more than the glory of God.
2 TEACHINGS OF JESUS (12:44-50)
When and where Jesus spoke these words is not specified. Apparently, this is a kind of generalization of everything that He told the people about Himself.
John 12:44-46
. Jesus in all perfection reveals in Himself and by Himself the God who sent Him (1:18; Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3), and therefore to believe in Jesus means to believe in God. People are not faced with an alternative: to believe in God and/or Jesus Christ. He who “sees” Jesus “sees” the Heavenly Father who sent Him (compare John 12:41; 14:9). The Son came to earth to lead people out of Satan's kingdom of darkness and bring them into God's kingdom of love and light (1:4,9; 8:12; 12:35; Col. 1:13-14).
John 12:47-50
. Because Jesus is the Word of God spoken to men (Logos), God spoke decisively and lastly in Him (Heb. 1:1-3). What Jesus said was the commandment of the Father. He who obeys the Father has eternal life (John 12:30). He who rejects the word of the Father, the word that Jesus spoke (verse 48 and compare with verse 50b; 7:16; 14:10,24) dooms himself to death.
Moses predicted the coming of the great Prophet (Who would speak in the name of God). “Listen to Him” (Deut. 18:15), he warned.
Judgment on the last day refers to the punishment for rejecting the One sent by the Father (Deut. 18:18-19; John 3:18,36; 5:24). His very word is a witness against those who “reject.”
The purpose of divine revelation in Jesus was for the benefit of people: I came not to judge the world, but to save the world (12:47; compare 3:17; exposition on 9:39). But rejection of Divine revelation inevitably leads to hardening of the heart and ultimately to God’s condemnation.
In this section on the unbelief of the Jews, John supplements the theological analysis of the problem with a serious warning from Jesus (to the people) regarding the need for repentance. Moses expressed this in words in his time; “For this is not empty for you; but this is your life” (Deut. 32:47).
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1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was dead, whom He raised from the dead.
2 There they prepared a supper for Him, and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those who sat with Him.
3 And Mary took a pound of pure precious ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the world.
4 Then one of His disciples, Judas Simon Iscariot, who wanted to betray Him, said:
5 Why not sell this ointment for three hundred denarii and give it to the poor?
6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He had [a cash] box with him and wore what was put in there.
7 And Jesus said, Leave her alone; She saved it for the day of My burial.
8 For you always have the poor with you, but not always Me.
9 Many of the Jews knew that He was there, and they came not only for Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
10 And the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also,
11 Because for his sake many of the Jews came and believed in Jesus.
12 On the next day the great crowd that came to the feast, hearing that Jesus was going to Jerusalem,
13 They took palm branches and came out to meet Him and exclaimed: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
14 Jesus found a colt and sat on it, as it is written:
15 Fear not, daughter of Zion! Behold, your King is coming, sitting on a colt.
16 His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus became glorified, then they remembered that it was written about Him, and they did it to Him.
17 The people who were with Him before testified that He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
18 Therefore the people met Him, for they heard that He had performed this miracle.
19 But the Pharisees said to each other, “Do you see that you are not getting anything done? the whole world follows Him.
20 Of those who came to worship at the feast, there were some Greeks.
21 They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, saying: Master! we want to see Jesus.
22 Philip goes and tells Andrew about this; and then Andrew and Philip tell Jesus about this.
23 Jesus answered and said to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; and if it dies, it will bear much fruit.
25 He who loves his life will destroy it; But he who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
26 Whoever serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. And whoever serves Me, My Father will honor him.
27 My soul is now troubled; and what should I say? Father! deliver Me from this hour! But for this hour I have come.
28 Father! glorify Your name. Then a voice came from heaven: I have glorified it and will glorify it again.
29 The people standing and hearing [it] said, “It is thunder; and others said: The angel spoke to him.
30 Jesus answered this, “This voice was not for me, but for the people.”
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
32 And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to Me.
33 These things He spoke, making it clear by what kind of death He would die.
34 The people answered him: We have heard from the law that Christ abides forever; How then do You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?
35 Then Jesus said to them, “For a little while yet the light is with you; walk while there is light, lest darkness overtake you: but he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
36 As long as the light is with you, believe in the light, that you may be children of light. Having said this, Jesus walked away and hid from them.
37 He did so many miracles before them, and they did not believe in Him,
38 May the word of the prophet Isaiah be fulfilled: Lord! who believed what they heard from us? and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because, as Isaiah also said,
40 This people have blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, that I might heal them.
41 These things said Isaiah, when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
42 However, many of the rulers believed in Him; but for the sake of the Pharisees they did not confess, lest they should be excommunicated from the synagogue,
43 For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.
44 Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me.”
45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
46 I have come as light into the world, so that whoever believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him, for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He who rejects Me and does not accept My words has one who judges him: the word that I have spoken will judge him at the last day.
49 For I spoke not of Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what to say and what to say.
50 And I know that His commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told me.
Holy Gospel of John
1Before the six2 days of Passover came to Bethany, and even before Lazarus died, even before the resurrection of the dead.
2And she created the 3rd supper, and the 3rd March served: and Lazarus did not sit with anyone.
3Marja accept the ljtru world of the people the pistjka is of great value, the anointing of n0ze ї}swve, and 3 њtrE hair6 with its 1st n0ze є3гw2: the temple and 3sp0lnisz t stench2 masti fragr0nnnyz.
4Verb є3д1нъ t ўчн7къ є3гw2, їyda сjмwніскраіНтский, and even more є3гw2 betray:
5chesw2 for the sake of the world sіE not sold bhst on three styokh pBnzz and3 given2 to the poor;
6 This is the same speech, not ћкw њ no one’s sorrows, but ћкw tat bЁ, and 3 the ark and 3 smaller, and 3 carrying away the burden.
7The speech is: do not do 3S, so that on the day of burial I will observe 5:
Most people are always with themselves, but they are not always with themselves.
9 Of course, the people of many people t їude1y, ћкw tY є4st: and3 did not come ї}sa for the sake of t0kmw, but yes and3 lazarz vi1dzt, є3g0zhe raised2 t the dead.
10Soveshasha ґрхіереє, and 3 lazarz ўbiyu1t,
11ћкw мн0зє є3гв2 for the sake of и3дшу t їудє1й и3 faith in ї}sa.
12And on the third day many people, who had come to the feast, had come to Jerusalem,
13prissha in†іа t f‡nіk, and3 i3iz0sha in the meeting of є3мY, and3 the name is verb: њsanna, blessed is the city of є4мz, the king and the lion.
14 It takes ї} with nслS, everything is on it, as it is written:
15don't be afraid, dshi2 sіHнz: sE the king of your future, sedS on the lot if.
16Si1h did not understand ўчн7ти2 є3гw2 before: but є3гдА glorified ї}съ, thenA pomznysha, ћкw сі‰ bhsha њ it was not written, and 3 сі‰ created є3мY.
17Your testimony was given to the people, and to none of them before, when Lazarus cried out to the grave and raised the dead:
18segw2 for the sake of i3 srete є3го2 people, ћкw listen є3го2 сіе corresponding sign.
19 Farise decided to herself: you see, there is no benefit; sE mjr on it and4det.
20Bshu notsyi є4lini t came, but bowed to the holiday:
21sji u5bo started1sha to the philjpp, and4zhe be t vyfsajdy Galileiskiz, and3 molshu є3go2, verb0lying: Lord, we will see you.
22Prіi1de filjpp and 3 verbs ґndreovy: ї3 paki ґndrey and 3 phіljppу verb ї}сові.
23Ї}with tveshA i4ma, glz: the hour has come, may the world be glorified:
24th day, I say to you: Even if a grain of wheat falls on the earth2 it does not die, it remains forever: Even if it dies, it will create many fruits:
25love your soul2, destroy15: and3 hate your soul2 in this world, preserve15 for eternity:
26 Whoever serves me will follow me: and 3 and 3 even є4cm ѓзъ, you and 3 will be my servant: and 3 whoever 2 serves me, almost 1 t є 3 th 2 nts 7 m 0y:
27nn7e dsh7A moS perturb1sz i3 that2 recY; Џ§е, sp7si1 mz t hourA segw2: but segw2 for the sake of coming for this hour:
28џ§e, glorify yours. Then a voice came from heaven: I will glorify you, and I will glorify you again.
29 And the people heard the verb: gr0m bhst. I#nji verb0la: ѓгГлъ verb0ла є3мY.
30things and3 speechE: not less2 for the sake of this voice, but for the sake of the people:
31nn7e sud є4st mjru semY: nn7e knszj mjra segw2 and 3is expelled will be in0n:
32 and 3 As soon as I was lifted up from the earth, I drew everything to myself.
33This way, I will name the death by which I want to die.
34TveshA є3мY people: we2 listen to the law, ћкw хрт0с abides forever: like you2 gleshi: to exalt 1сz befits a human being; who2 is this human being;
35Speech and5m ї}s: є3for a little time the light is in you є4st: walk, before the light is 4m, but in the dark you will not be: and3 in the dark there is no news, kamw and 4children:
Once again there is light, believe in the light, so that there will be light again. Сі‰ gla ї}съ, и3 tшед срхсz t н1хъ.
37Only the [same] sign I will honor є3mY before 8 no1, I do not believe in it2,
38 Let the word and word come true, and the same word: He who has faith in our hearing; u3 mhshtsa gDнz comY tрhсz;
39Segw2 for the sake of I cannot believe, as the words of I3saia:
40 have fallen asleep and 4x, and 3 have petrified the 4th heart and 4x, so that they do not see or understand with the heart, and 3 brothers, and 3 and 3 heal2 and 5x.
41Сі‰ speech и3саіа, є3 where єв1де glory є3гw2 и3 verbs њ it.
42Nbache ќбw и3 t kn‰z mn0zi believed in him2: but the Farise for the sake of not confessing, lest they be expelled:
43I loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.
44} with a cry and 3 speech: he who believes in the MS does not believe in the MS, but in the one who sent the MS:
45 and 3 vi1dzhy ms see the sender ms:
46 This light has come to the world, may all who believe in the world not abide in it:
47 and 3 who else hears the words of the world and 3 does not believe, but does not judge the world: it is not come, but judge the world, but let the world be saved:
48tmetazyсz menє2 and 3 did not accept my 1х and 4 mother of the judge є3мY: word, є4е glaхъ, then2 judge є3мY on the last day:
49ћкw ѓзъ tself2 not glahъ: but the message mS nts7ъ, that commandment was given to me, that 2 rivers and 3 that2 I will look:
50 and 3 everything, ћкw commandment є3гw2 live eternal є4st: even u5bo ѓзъ glyu, ћkozhe speechе mnі nts7ъ, takw glyu.
