John 12
1 Then Iesus sixe dayes before ester came to Bethany where Lazarus was which was deed and who Iesus raysed from deeth.
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, was living.
2 There they made him a supper and Martha served: But Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.
There a supper was given in his honour at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.
3 Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntmet called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wipt his fete with her heer and the housse was filled of the savre of the oyntmet.
So Mary took a pound of choice spikenard perfume of great value, and anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and then wiped them with her hair. The whole house was filled with the scent of the perfume.
4 Then sayde one of his disciples name Iudas Iscariot Simos sonne which afterwarde betrayed him:
One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Jesus, asked,
5 why was not this oyntmet solde for thre hondred pence and geve to the poore?
‘Why was not this perfume sold for a year’s wages, and the money given to poor people?’
6 This sayde he not that he cared for the pooer: but because he was a thefe and kept the bagge and bare that which was geven.
He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.
7 Then sayde Iesus: Let her alone agaynst the daye of my buryinge she kept it.
‘Leave her alone,’ said Jesus, ‘so that she may keep it until the day when my body is being prepared for burial.
8 The poore all wayes shall ye have with you but me shall ye not all wayes have.
The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me.’
9 Moche people of the Iewes had knowledge that he was there. And they came not for Iesus sake only but yt they myght se Lazarus also whom he raysed from deeth.
Now great numbers of people found out that Jesus was at Bethany; and they came there, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 The hye prestes therfore held a counsell that they myght put Lazarus to deeth also
The chief priests, however, plotted to put Lazarus, as well as Jesus, to death,
11 because that for his sake many of the Iewes went awaye and beleved on Iesus.
because it was owing to him that many of the people had left them, and were becoming believers in Jesus.
12 On the morowe moche people that were come to the feast when they hearde yt Iesus shuld come to Ierusalem
On the following day great numbers of people who had come to the Festival, hearing that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, took palm branches,
13 toke braunches of palme trees and went and met him and cryed: Hosanna blessed is he that in the name of the Lorde commeth kynge of Israel.
and went out to meet him, shouting as they went, ‘God save him! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord – the king of Israel!’
14 And Iesus got a yonge asse and sate thero accordinge to that which was writte:
Having found a young donkey, Jesus seated himself on it, in accordance with the passage of scripture –
15 feare not doughter of Sio beholde thy kynge cometh sittinge on an asses coolte.
“Fear not, people of Zion. Your king is coming to you, sitting on the foal of a donkey.”
16 These thinges vnderstode not his disciples at ye fyrst: but when Iesus was gloryfied then remembryd they that soche thinges were written of him and that soche thinges they had done vnto him.
His disciples did not understand all this at first; but, when Jesus had been exalted, then they remembered that these things had been said of him in scripture, and that they had done these things for him.
17 The people that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave and raysed him from deeth bare recorde.
Meanwhile the people who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, were telling what they had seen.
18 Therfore met him the people be cause they hearde yt he had done soche a myracle.
This, indeed, was why the crowd met him – because people had heard that he had given this sign of his mission.
19 The Pharises therfore sayde amonge them selves: perceave ye how we prevayle no thinge? beholde the worlde goth awaye after him.
So the Pharisees said to one another, ‘You see that you are gaining nothing! Why, all the world has run after him!’
20 Ther were certayne Grekes amoge them that came to praye at the feast:
Among those who were going up to worship at the Festival were some Greeks,
21 the same cam to Philip which was of Bethsayda a cyte in Galile and desired him sayinge: Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus.
who went to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’
22 Philip came and tolde Andrew. And agayne Andrew and Philip tolde Iesus.
Philip went and told Andrew, and then together they went and told Jesus.
23 And Iesus answered them sayinge: the houre is come yt the sonne of ma must be glorified.
This was his reply – ‘The time has come for the Son of Man to be exalted.
24 Verely verely I saye vnto you except ye wheate corne fall into the grounde and dye it bydeth alone. Yf it dye it brengeth forth moche frute.
In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.
25 He that loveth his lyfe shall destroye it: and he yt hateth his lyfe in this worlde shall kepe it vnto lyfe eternall. (aiōnios g166)
A person who loves their life loses it; while someone who hates their life in the present world will preserve it for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 If eny man mynister vnto me let him folowe me and where I am there shall also my minister be. And yf eny man minister vnto me him will my father honoure.
If someone is ready to serve me, let them follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If a person is ready to serve me, my Father will honour them.
27 Now is my soule troubled and what shall I saye? Father delyver me from this houre: but therfore came I vnto this houre
Now I am distressed at heart and what can I say? Father, bring me safe through this hour – yet it was for this reason that I came to this hour –
28 Father glorify thy name. Then came ther a voyce fro heaven: I have glorified it and will glorify it agayne.
Father, honour your own name.’ At this there came a voice from heaven, which said, ‘I have already honoured it, and I will honour it again.’
29 Then sayd the people yt stode by and hearde: it thoundreth. Other sayde an angell spake to him.
The crowd of bystanders, who heard the sound, said that it was thundering. Others said, ‘An angel has been speaking to him.’
30 Iesus answered and sayde: this voyce cam not because of me but for youre sakes.
‘It was not for my sake that the voice came,’ said Jesus, ‘but for yours.
31 Now is the iudgement of this worlde: now shall ye prince of this worlde be cast out.
Now this world is on its trial. Now the Spirit that is ruling this world will be driven out;
32 And I yf I were lifte vp from the erthe will drawe all men vnto me.
and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’
33 This sayde Iesus signifyinge what deeth he shuld dye.
By these words he indicated what death he was destined to die.
34 The people answered him: We have hearde of ye lawe yt Christ bydeth ever: and how sayest thou then that the sonne of man must be lifte vp? who is yt sonne of ma? (aiōn g165)
‘We,’ replied the people, ‘have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain for ever; how is it, then, that you say that the Son of Man must be “lifted up” Who is this “Son of Man”?’ (aiōn g165)
35 Then Iesus sayde vnto them: yet a lytell whyle is the light wt you. Walke whill ye have light lest the darcknes come on you. He that walketh in the darke wotteth not whither he goeth.
‘Only a little while longer,’ answered Jesus, ‘will you have the light among you. Travel on while you have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going.
36 Whyll ye have light beleve on the light that ye maye be the chyldren of light. These thinges spake Iesus and departed and hyd him silfe fro them.
While you still have the light, believe in the light, so that you may be children of light.’ After he had said this, Jesus went away, and hid himself from them.
37 And though he had done so many myracles before them yet beleved not they on him
But, though Jesus had given so many signs of his mission before their eyes, they still did not believe in him,
38 yt the sayinge of Esayas the Prophet myght be fulfilled yt he spake. Lorde who shall beleve oure sayinge? And to whom ys the arme of ye Lorde opened?
in fulfilment of the words of the prophet Isaiah, where he says – “Lord, who has believed our teaching? And to whom has the might of the Lord been revealed?”
39 Therfore coulde they not beleve because yt Esaias sayth agayne:
The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words –
40 he hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hertes that they shuld not se with their eyes and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shuld heale the.
“He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn – And I should heal them.”
41 Soche thinges sayde Esaias when he sawe his glory and spake of him.
Isaiah said this, because he saw Christ’s glory; and it was of him that he spoke.
42 Neverthelesse amoge ye chefe rulers many beleved on him. But because of the pharises they wolde not be a knowen of it lest they shuld be excommunicate.
Yet for all this, even among the leading men there were many who came to believe in Jesus; but, because of the Pharisees, they did not acknowledge it, because they were afraid that they should be expelled from their synagogues;
43 For they loved the prayse yt is geven of men more then the prayse that cometh of God.
for they valued honour from people more than honour from God.
44 And Iesus cryed and sayde: he that beleveth on me beleveth not on me but on him yt sent me.
But Jesus had proclaimed, ‘He who believes in me believes, not in me, but in him who sent me;
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
and he who sees me sees him who sent me.
46 I am come a light into the worlde that whosoever beleveth on me shuld not byde in darcknes.
I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who believes in me should remain in the darkness.
47 And yf eny man heare my wordes and beleve not I iudge him not. For I came not to iudge the worlde: but to save ye worlde.
When anyone hears my teaching and pays no heed to it, I am not his judge; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that refuseth me and receaveth not my wordes hath one that iudgeth him. The wordes that I have spoken they shall iudge him in ye last daye.
He who rejects me, and disregards my teaching, has a judge already – the message which I have delivered will itself be his judge at the Last day.
49 For I have not spoken of my selfe: but the father which sent me he gave me a commaundemet what I shuld saye and what I shuld speake.
For I have not delivered it on my own authority; but the Father, who sent me, has himself given me his command as to what I should say, and what message I should deliver.
