And the chief priests and Pharisees had given commandment, that if any one knew where he was he should make it known, that they might take him by force.

So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

"Why was this perfume not sold for a large sum of money [Note: The amount here was equivalent to three hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or over $20,000 in 1994] and [then] the money given to poor people?"

Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

[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!"

now Jesus was riding upon a young ass, which he got by the way; as it is written,

"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!"

For this reason, also, the multitude met him, be cause they had heard that he had done this sign.

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth 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.

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

Now for all the Signs he had performed before them, they did not believe in him ??38 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: Lord, who has believed what they heard from us, And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words--

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 among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

I have come into the world to be a light [to it], so that whoever believes in me would not have to remain in [spiritual] darkness.

And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

Next, he poureth water into the wash-basin, and began to be washing the feet of the disciples, and to be wiping them with the linen cloth wherewith he was girded.

When He came to Simon Peter, he said to Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come.

Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.

Jesus said to him, He that is washed needs only that his feet should be washed, but is wholly pure; and you are pure, but not all.

For, an example, have I given you, - that, just as, I, did unto you, ye also, should be doing.

If you know these things, you are blessed [happy and favored by God] if you put them into practice [and faithfully do them].

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

From now on I am telling you [what will happen] before it occurs, so that when it does take place you may believe that I am He [who I say I am—the Christ, the Anointed, the Messiah].

After Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, one of you will betray Me and hand Me over.”

Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.

and when he took the bread, at that moment Satan entered him. Then Jesus told him, "Be quick with what you have to do."

But no one reclining at the table knew why He said this to him.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

After Judas had gone out, Jesus said, "The Son of Man is now glorified, and God has been glorified by him.

If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

Little children, I am with you [only] a little longer. You will look for Me and, as I told the Jews, so I tell you now, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come.’

A new commandment, give I unto you, - That ye be loving one another: Just as I loved you, that, ye also, be loving one another:

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

"Master," inquired Simon Peter, "where are you going?" "Where I am going," replied Jesus, "you cannot be my follower now, but you shall be later."

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye do know Him, and may be said to have seen Him.

Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father and then we will be satisfied.”

Jesus said to him, "Philip, have I been with you all this time, and yet you do not understand me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. What do you mean by saying, 'Let us see the Father'?

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If ye be loving me, my commandments, ye will keep;

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?

Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

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,

but so that the world may know [without any doubt] that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father has commanded Me [and act in full agreement with Him]. Get up, let us go from here.

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Anyone who remains united to me, with me united to him, will be very fruitful, for you cannot do anything apart from me.

If a person does not remain united to me, he will be thrown out as a [fruitless] branch and dried up. People gather up such branches and throw them into the fire to be burned [as fuel ?].

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

This, is my own commandment, That ye be loving one another, just as I loved you.

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.

These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.

If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

If I had not done among them the works (attesting miracles) which no one else [ever] did, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now [the fact is that] they have both seen [these works] and have hated Me [and continue to hate Me] and My Father as well.

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

"When the Advocate is come whom I will send to you from the Father's presence--the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father's presence--He will be a witness concerning me.

But you will testify also and be My witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God.

but these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember what I now tell you. I did not tell you so much at the beginning, because, I was then to be with you.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

[The world will be proven guilty] of sin for not believing in me.

[It will be shown] what is right because I am going [back] to the Father and you will not see me anymore.

[And it will be shown] judgment, because the ruler of this world [i.e., Satan. See 12:31] has been condemned [i.e., by Jesus' death and resurrection].