And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

Large numbers of people also came to Him. Their report was, "John did not work any miracle, but all that John said about this Teacher was true."

And many believed on him there.

Now there was a certain man sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

and Jesus having heard, said, 'This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Jews were only recently going to stone You, and You are [thinking of] going back there again?”

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

He said this, and after that said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him.”

Then said Jesus to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sake I was not there, that ye may believe:

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

On His arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been three days in the tomb.

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she threw herself at his feet. "Master," she exclaimed, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died!"

though deeply troubled, asked them, "Where have you laid him?" "Master, come and see," was their reply.

Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days there.

And he that was dead, came forth bound hand and foot, with grave bonds after the manner as they were wont to bind their dead withal. And his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said unto them, "Loose him, and let him go."

But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

But one of their number, Caiaphas by name, who was high priest that year, said to them,

So from that day their plan was to kill him.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

But the Jewish Festival of the Passover was near; and many people had gone up from the country to Jerusalem, for their 'purification,' before the Festival began.

So they looked for Jesus there, and said to one another, as they stood in the Temple Courts: "What do you think? Do you think he will come to the Festival?"

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

And He spoke this, not because there was a care to him for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and was carrying those things cast in.

Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

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

because through him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

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

(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.)

Then the multitude that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore their testimony.

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

Then the Pharisees told one another, "You see, there is nothing you can do. Look, the world has gone after him!"

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

there were certain Greeks, who address'd themselves to Philip, who was of Bethsaida in Galilee, saying, sir, we would fain see Jesus.

Truly 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.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

"Now my heart is distressed; and what shall I say [i.e., to God]? 'Father, bring me safely through this time.' But, this is the reason I came [to earth]; to [go through] such a time.

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

The crowd therefore, which stood there and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.

Now, is there, a judging, of this world, - Now, the ruler of this world, shall be cast out;

While you have the Light, believe and trust in the Light [have faith in it, hold on to it, rely on it], so that you may become sons of Light [being filled with Light as followers of God].”

Jesus said these things, and then He left and hid Himself from them.

Even though He had done so many signs (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him—

therefore they could not believe, according to what Esaias said in another place, "he hath blinded their eyes,

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Nevertheless even from among the Rulers many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not avow their belief, for fear they should be shut out from the synagogue.

for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.

rose from the table, threw off His upper garments, and took a towel and tied it round Him.

So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

So when Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now is [the time for] the Son of Man [to be] glorified, and God is glorified in Him;

[if God is glorified in Him,] God will also glorify Him (the Son) in Himself, and will glorify Him at once.

Peter [then] said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow you [there] even now? I am willing to die for you."

Jesus answered, “Will you [really] lay down your life for Me? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before a rooster crows you will deny and completely disown Me three times.

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, I had told you: for I go to prepare you a place;

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Thomas said to Jesus, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; how could we [possibly] know the way [to get there]?"

Jesus saith to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son.

When that day comes [i.e., after His ascension ?], you will know that I am in [fellowship with] the Father, and that you are in [fellowship with] me, and that I am in you [i.e., through the Holy Spirit].

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be agitated, nor shrink back through fear.

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me];

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw [them] into the fire, and they are burned.

there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends.

You [apostles] did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you to go and bear much fruit [i.e., through their evangelizing], and that your fruit should last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask Him for in my name [i.e. by my authority].

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

Excommunicants from the synagogue, will they make you; Nay! there cometh an hour, that, every one who killeth you, shall think to be rendering, divine service, unto God!

But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

about sin, as shown in their not believing in me;

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, through joy that a man is born into the world.

'These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.

Now we know that you have all knowledge, and do not need to be pressed with questions. Through this we believe that you came from God."

Jesus answered them, 'Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,

Lo! there cometh an hour, and hath come, that ye should be scattered, each, unto his own home; and, me, alone, should leave; - And yet I am not, alone, but, the Father, is, with me!

I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"

Now, Father, do such honor to me in your presence as I had done me there before the world existed.

"I am asking on their behalf. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you gave me, because they are yours.

and all things that are Mine are Yours, and [all things that are] Yours are Mine; and I am glorified in them.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them thro' thy name. Those whom thou hast given me I have guarded, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.

But now I am coming to You; and I say these things [while I am still] in the world so that they may experience My joy made full and complete and perfect within them [filling their hearts with My delight].

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

I in union with them and thou with me--that so they may be perfected in their union, and thus the world may know that thou hast sent me as thy Messenger, and that thou has loved them as thou hast loved me.

and I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them [overwhelming their heart], and I [may be] in them.”

Having said these things, Jesus left with His disciples and went across the ravine of the Kidron. There was a garden there, which He and His disciples entered.

And Judas also, who delivered him up, knew the place, because Jesus was often there, in company with his disciples.

Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

So the cohort and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him,

and brought him first of all to Annas (for Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year ??14 the Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was for their interests that one man should die for the people).

It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.