John 12:15-40

¹⁵Feare not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth sitting on an asses colte.

¹⁶But his disciples vnderstoode not these thinges at the first: but when Iesus was glorified, then remembred they, that these thinges were written of him, and that they had done these things vnto him.

¹⁷The people therefore that was with him, bare witnesse that hee called Lazarus out of the graue, and raised him from the dead.

¹⁸Therefore mette him the people also, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

¹⁹And the Pharises said among themselues, Perceiue ye howe ye preuaile nothing? Beholde, the worlde goeth after him.

²⁰Nowe there were certaine Greekes among them that came vp to worship at the feast.

²¹And they came to Philippe, which was of Bethsaida in Galile, and desired him, saying, Syr, we would see that Iesus.

²²Philippe came and tolde Andrew: and againe Andrew and Philippe tolde Iesus.

²³And Iesus answered them, saying, The houre is come, that the Sonne of man must bee glorified.

²⁴Verely, verely I say vnto you, Except the wheate corne fall into the grounde and die, it bideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth foorth much fruite.

²⁵He that loueth his life, shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keepe it vnto life eternall.

²⁶If any man serue me, let him follow me: for where I am, there shall also my seruant be: and if any man serue me, him will my Father honour.

²⁷Now is my soule troubled: and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre: but therefore came I vnto this houre.

²⁸Father, glorifie thy Name. Then came there a voyce from heauen, saying, I haue both glorified it, and will glorifie it againe.

²⁹Then saide the people that stoode by, and heard, that it was a thunder: other said, An Angel spake to him.

³⁰Iesus answered, and said, This voyce came not because of me, but for your sakes.

³¹Now is the iudgement of this world: nowe shall the prince of this world be cast out.

³²And I, if I were lift vp from the earth, will drawe all men vnto me.

³³Nowe this sayd he, signifying what death he should die.

³⁴The people answered him, We haue heard out of the Law, that that Christ bideth for euer: and howe sayest thou, that that Sonne of man must be lift vp? Who is that Sonne of man?

³⁵Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Yet a litle while is the light with you: walke while ye haue that light, lest the darkenes come vpon you: for hee that walketh in the darke, knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶While ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.

³⁷And though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleeued they not on him,

³⁸That the saying of Esaias the Prophete might be fulfilled, that he sayd, Lord, who beleeued our report? and to whome is the arme of the Lord reueiled?

³⁹Therefore could they not beleeue, because that Esaias saith againe,

⁴⁰He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.