And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

some of the Pharisees who were then present hearing this, said to him, are we likewise blind?

But the One [i.e., Jesus is referring to Himself] who enters [it] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep [Note: "Sheep" in this section refers to Jesus' followers].

For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

This happens because he is a hired man and doesn’t care about the sheep.

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.

This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

no man can take it from me, but I voluntarily lay it down: I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. this is the order I have received from my father.

There was another schism therefore among the Jews, occasion'd by this discourse.

Many of them said, "This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?"

others said, this is not the language of one possess'd: can a demon give sight to the blind?

During the winter, when the Festival of Dedication was being held in Jerusalem [Note: This was the Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple in BC after its pagan desecration by Greeks. It is still observed today by Jews as "Hanukkah."],

Jesus was walking in the Temple [area] in "Solomon's Portico" [Note: This was a large covered area, with rows of columns, on the outside of the Temple enclosure].

And seeing this, Jesus said: "I have done before your eyes many good actions, inspired by the Father; for which of them would you stone me?"

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

But if I am doing them and you don’t believe Me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in Me and I in the Father.”

Upon this the Jews again sought to arrest him; but he escaped their hands.

and many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but every thing that he said concerning this man, was true.

This was the Mary who had poured the perfume on the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair [See Matt. 26:6-13], whose brother Lazarus was sick.

his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? he that travels by day does not stumble, because he has the light of this world to see by.

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

At this, Thomas, who was called 'The Twin,' said to his fellow-disciples: "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."

and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

do you believe this? yes, Lord, said Martha, I believe that thou art the Messiah the son of God, who was to come into the world.

When she had said this, she went privately to call Mary her sister, saying, the master is come, and calls for you.

As soon as she heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

When Jesus saw her and her Jewish friends, who had come with her, crying, He felt distressed in His spirit and [visibly] troubled [Note: This last word means to shake with emotion, and seems to have been caused by His deep sympathy for these grieving people],

but some of them said, this man who has given sight to the blind, could not he have prevented Lazarus's death?

This made Jesus chafe afresh, so he went to the tomb; it was a cave with a boulder to close it.

Jesus said, take away the stone. Martha, sister to the deceas'd, said to him, Lord, by this time he is offensive: for he hath been dead four days.

I know that thou hearest me always: but I say this, because of the people here present, that they may believe that thou hast sent me."

when he had spoke this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

In consequence of this, many of the Jews, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, learned to believe in him.

upon this the chief priests and the Pharisees being assembled in council, said, what shall we do? for this man performs many miracles.

if we let him go on at this rate, all will believe on him; and the Romans will come, and destroy both our temple and nation.

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing about this;

now this he did not say from his own motion: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation:

It was for this reason that Jesus no more appeared in public among the Jews, but He left that part of the country and went to the district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with His disciples.

Then Mary took about a pint of expensive, aromatic perfume; [it was] genuine nard [Note: This was a sweet-smelling herb] and poured [some of] it on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. The [whole] house was filled with the fragrant scent of the perfume.

said, why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, to be given to the poor?

this he said, not out of any concern for the poor; but because being purse-bearer he used to pilfer what was in bank.

then said Jesus, let her alone: against the day of my burial hath she kept this.

[So], they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting, "Hosanna [Note: See Matt. 21:9 for the meaning of this word], may He, the King of Israel, be praised, for He comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord!"

this passage his disciples did not understand at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, they remembred how they had mounted him, and perceiv'd that those words related to him.

The crowd of people that was with Jesus [and saw Him] when He called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead, gave testimony [about all this].

and it was upon the rumour of this miracle, that the people crowded to him.

So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, "Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him."

and they went to Philip who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and kept making this request of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

Philip went and told [this to] Andrew [his brother]; [then] Andrew and Philip told [it to] Jesus.

This was his reply-- "The time has come for the Son of Man to be exalted.

he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity.

"Now is my soul troubled; what! shall I say, father, save me from this concern? but for this cause am I come, even for this very concern.

father, glorify thy name." then there came this voice from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

The crowd that was standing around heard this [i.e., the sound of the Father's voice], but said it was thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to Him [i.e., Jesus]."

Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours.

now is this world condemn'd: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

(this he said to signify what death he should die.)

Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man?

Who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness overtake you, for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth.

While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.

But this was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said:

Lord, who has believed our message?
And who has the arm of the Lord
been revealed to?

For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

Isaiah said this, because he saw His glory; yes, he spoke about Him.

And yet in spite of all this, even among the leading men many came to believe in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not own it, for fear of being turned out of the synagogue,

The one who rejects Me and doesn’t accept My sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

This is because I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who has sent me has given me orders Himself what to say and what to tell.

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus perceiving that his hour was come, when he was to pass out of this world, and go to the father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

While supper was proceeding, the Devil having by this time suggested to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, the thought of betraying Him, Jesus,

"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.

For I gave you [this as] an example, so that you should do [in turn] as I did to you.

If you know all this, happy are you if you practice it.

I say not this of you all; for I know whom I have chosen: and that passage of the scripture must be fulfilled, "He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me."

From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.

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

One of Jesus' disciples, [the one] He loved [Note: Probably this was the apostle John] was reclining at the dinner table close to Jesus.

So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.

Being in this position, that disciple leant back on Jesus' shoulder, and asked him: "Who is it, Master?"

This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.

Then after Judas left, Jesus said, "Now the Son of man is [being] glorified [Note: Being "glorified" involved Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. The first step of this had now begun]. And God is [being] glorified through the Son's life.

And if God is [so] glorified through Him [now], God will [also] glorify the Son in Himself very soon. [Note: Possibly this was a reference to Jesus returning to the Father's presence].

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; ---as I have loved you, that ye also love one another: for by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,

by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples.

There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for each one you [in them]. I would not have told you this if it were not so.

if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.'

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. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

And {whatever} you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

The world cannot receive this Spirit, because it does not see him or recognize him, but you recognize him, because he is always with you, and is within you.

[Then] Judas (not the betrayer) [Note: This was the son of James, See Luke 6:16. He is also called Thaddaeus, See Matt. 10:3], said to Jesus, "Lord, what has happened [i.e., to your original plans to be seen by everyone when you came. See Luke 21:27], that you will reveal yourself to us apostles [only] and not to the [whole] world?"

this is what I have to tell you, for the little time that I am with you.

this I have told you now, before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye may believe. my conversation will now be but short with you,

I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;

On the contrary, I am going away 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.