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Jesus spake of his death: yet they thought that he was 14 speaking of rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that ye may believe: but let us go to him.” 16 Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellowdisciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." 17 When Jesus therefore came, he found that Lazarus had 18 already lain four days in the sepulchre. (Now Bethany 19 was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: and many

of the Jews had come* to. Martha and Mary, that they 20 might comfort them concerning their brother.) Then

Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went 21 and met him: but Mary sat in the house. Then said

Martha to Jesus, "Master, if thou hadst been here, my 22 brother had not died. But I know that, even now, what23 soever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee." Jesus 24 saith unto her, "Thy brother shall rise again." Martha saith unto him, "I know that he will rise again in the re25 surrection at the last day." Jesus said unto her, "I am he who believeth in me,

the resurrection, and the life 26 though he die, yet he shall live and whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou 27 this?" She saith unto him, "Yes, Master, I believe

that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to 28 come into the world." And when she had said this, she

went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, "The 29 Teachert is come, and calleth for thee." As soon as Mary 30 heard this, she riseth quickly, and cometh to him. (Now

Jesus was not yet come into the town; but was in the 31 place where Martha met him.) The Jews then, who were with Mary in the house, and were comforting her, when they saw that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, "She goeth to the sepulchre, that she may 32 weep there." As soon then as Mary came where Jesus was,

⚫ came. N. See W.

+N. m Master, N. t.

and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, "Master,if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died." 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews

also weeping who came with her, he groaned in spirit, 34 and was troubled, and said, "Where have ye laid him?" 35 They say unto him, "Master, come and see." Jesus 36 wept. The Jews therefore said, "See, how he loved 37 him." But some of them said, "Could not He, that opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused even that 38 this Lazarus should not have died?" Jesus therefore,

again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now 39 it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus saith, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, "Master, by this time the smell is offensive*: for he hath been buried four days." 40 Jesus saith unto her, "Said I not unto thee that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God ?" 41 Then they took away the stonet. And Jesus lifted up

his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank thee that thou 42 hast heard me. I know indeed that thou hearest me always but because of the multitude who stand by I have said this, that they may believe that thou hast sent 43 me." And when he had said these words, he cried out 44 with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." [And] he

that had been dead came out, having his hands and feet bound with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, "Loose him, 45 and let him go." Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things which [Jesus] did, be46 lieved in him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

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The chief-priests therefore and the Pharisees assembled a council, and said, "What shall we do? for this man 48 doeth many miracles. If we suffer him to go on thus, al

* See Campbell. He stinketh, N.

from the place where the dead was laid. R. T.

men will believe in him: and the Romans will come and 49 take away both our place and nation." Then one of

them, named Caiaphas, being high-priest that year, said 50 unto them, "Ye know nothing; nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, 51 and that the whole nation should not perish." Now he spake not this of himself: but, being high-priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for that nation : 52 and indeed not for that nation only; but that he should gather together also in one the children of God, who 53 were scattered abroad. From that day therefore they 54 took counsel together to kill him. Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews; but went thence to a country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim ; and continued there with his disciples.

55 And the passover of the Jews was near: and many

went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the pass56 over, to purify themselves. Then they sought for Jesus, and said among themselves, as they stood in the temple, "What think ye? that he will not come to the 57 feast?" Now both the chief-priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should discover it; that they might apprehend him.

CH. XII. Six days then before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, that had been dead, whom 2 he had raised from the dead. Upon which a supper was made for him there; and Martha served: and Lazarus 3 was one of those that were at the table with him. Then Mary took a pound of very precious balsam of spikenard*, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of 4 the balsam†. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, [the son of Simon,] who was about to deliver

* Campbell, ointment of liquid nard, N.

+ointment, N.

5 him up, "Why was not this balsam* sold for three hun6 dred denarii, and given to the poor?" Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and carried what was put in it. 7 Then said Jesus, "Suffer her: against the day of my

8 embalming she hath kept this.

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For ye have the poor

with you always; but me ye have not always."

Now a great multitude of the Jews knew that he was there and they came, not because of Jesus only, but

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that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised 10 from the dead. So the chief-priests consulted that they 11 might kill Lazarus also; because by reason of him many of the Jews withdrew from them, and believed in Jesus.

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On the next day, a great multitude who were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Je13 rusalem, took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, "Hosannat; blessed be the King of Israel who cometh in the name of the Lord.” 14 Now when Jesus had procured a young ass, he sat on it; 15 as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on the foal of an ass."

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Now these things his disciples understood not at first : but when Jesus had been glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they 17 had done these things unto him. The multitude then who were with him, bare witness that he had called Lazarus out of his sepulchre, and raised him from the dead. 18 For this reason also the multitude met him ; because they 19 heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Perceive ye that ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him."

20 Now certain Greeks were among those who came up 21 to worship at the feast. So these came to Philip, that was of Bethsaida in Galilee, and besought him, saying,

22❝Sir, we desire to see Jesus." Philip cometh and telleth 23 Andrew and again, Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And

Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour is come that 24 the son of man should be glorified. Verily verily I say unto you, Unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground, and die, it remaineth a single grain: but if it die, it 25 bringeth forth much fruitt. He that loveth his life, shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, 26 shall keep it to everlasting life. If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and, where I am, there shall my servant also be if any man serve me, him my Father will 27 honour. Now is my soul troubled and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? But for this cause I came to this hour. Father, glorify thy name." 28 Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both 29 glorified it, and will glorify it again" The multitude

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therefore who stood by, and heard it, said that it thunSo dered. Others said, "An angel spake to him." Jesus answered and said, "This voice came not for my sake, 31 but for your sakes. Now is the judgement of this world now the prince of this world will be cast out. 32 And although¶ I shall be lifted up from the earth, I will 33 draw all men unto me." (This he said, signifying what 34 death he was about to die.) The multitude answered him, "We have heard out of the law that Christ continueth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of

+ produce, N.

by itself, N. See Symonds, p. 106. Now the time approaches when the unbelieving Jews will incur punishment: so xótμos is used, eh. xvii. 9. In addition to this text, which Dr. Newcome produces to prove that zoopos sometimes signifies the unbelieving Jews, or perhaps the Jewish polity, and dispensation, what we call the Jewish world, see Gal. iv. 3; vi. 14; Eph. ii, 2; Col. ii. 8. 20.

The prince of this world, i. e. the Jewish hierarchy and magistracy will be abolished: the political existence of the Jews as a nation will be destroyed. See the preceding note. Compare ch. xiv. 30; xvi. 11. See likewise 1 Cor. i. 6. 8. If the first clause of this sentence is to be understood of the Jewish nation, the last is in all reason to be interpreted of the rulers of that nation.

Although.] See 1 Cor. iv. 15. Some render when: for which sense of iv seg ch. xiv. 3; 2 Cor. v. 1, N.