John 12:9-32

⁹Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

¹⁰Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

¹¹For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.

¹²The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

¹³Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!

¹⁴And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say,

¹⁵Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.

¹⁶(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

¹⁷Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

¹⁸And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.

¹⁹Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

²⁰Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast:

²¹They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus.

²²Philip went and gave word of it to Andrew; and Andrew went with Philip to Jesus.

²³And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come.

²⁴Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.

²⁵He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

²⁶If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

²⁷Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.

²⁸Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.

²⁹Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him.

³⁰Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.

³¹Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.

³²And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.