1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.
2 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.
3 Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said,
5 Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
6 (He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
7 Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
8 The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
10 Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;
11 For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.
12 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,
13 Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
14 And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say,
15 Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.
16 (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.)
17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.
18 And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.
19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
20 Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast:
21 They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus.
22 Philip went and gave word of it to Andrew; and Andrew went with Philip to Jesus.
23 And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come.
24 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.
25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.
28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
29 Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him.
30 Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.
31 Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.
32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.
33 (This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
34 Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?
35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.
36 In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.
37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?
39 For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,
40 He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.
41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
42 However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
44 Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.
45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.
46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.
47 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.
48 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.
49 For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.
50 And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.
1 Seis dias antes do começo das cerimónias da Páscoa, Jesus chegou a Betânia, onde morava Lázaro, a quem tornara a dar vida.
2 Fizeram um jantar em honra de Jesus; Marta servia à mesa e Lázaro estava ali sentado com ele. Então Maria pegou num vaso de perfume caro feito de essência de nardo e deitou-o sobre os pés de Jesus, enxugando-os com o cabelo; toda a casa se encheu daquele belo cheiro.
4 Mas Judas Iscariotes, um dos discípulos, aquele que o iria trair, comentou:
5 Este perfume valia uma fortuna. Melhor teria sido vendê-lo e dar o dinheiro aos pobres.
6 Falava assim, não porque se preocupasse com os pobres, mas porque estava encarregado do dinheiro dos discípulos e costumava servir-se dele em seu benefício próprio.
7 Jesus respondeu-lhe: Deixem-na. Ela fez isto como preparação para a minha morte.
8 Sempre terão pobres para lhes valer, mas eu não estarei convosco muito mais tempo.
9 Quando o povo de Jerusalém soube da sua chegada, acorreu a vê-lo, a ele e a Lázaro, o ressuscitado. Então os principais sacerdotes decidiram matar Lázaro também, pois fora por causa dele que muitos judeus o tinham seguido, crendo ser Jesus o seu Messias.
12 No dia seguinte, a notícia de que Jesus ia a caminho de Jerusalém espalhou-se pela cidade, e uma multidão enorme de gente de fora que tinha ido para celebrar a Páscoa pegou em ramos de palmeira, veio ao seu encontro e seguiu pela estrada adiante, gritando: Glória a Deus! Bendito o rei de Israel, que vem em nome do Senhor!
16 Naquela altura, os discípulos não compreenderam que era o cumprimento duma profecia. Somente depois de Jesus ter voltado para a sua glória no céu é que repararam no cumprimento das profecias das Escrituras a seu respeito.
17 E aqueles dentre a multidão que tinham visto Jesus chamar Lázaro de novo à vida contavam o caso aos restantes. Foi esse o principal motivo que levou tantos a saírem ao seu encontro, por terem ouvido falar neste grandioso milagre.
19 Os fariseus disseram entre si: Perdemos! Olhem como todo o povo vai atrás dele!
20 Alguns dos gregos que tinham ido a Jerusalém para assistir à Páscoa vieram ter com Filipe, que era de Betsaida da Galileia, e pediram: Nós queríamos conhecer Jesus! Filipe falou neste pedido a André, e foram juntos ter com Jesus.
23 Jesus esclareceu que chegara a hora de voltar para a sua glória no céu e acrescentou:
24 A verdade é esta: se um grão de trigo, ao cair na terra, não morrer, ficará somente uma semente isolada. Mas se morrer, ele produzirá muitos grãos.
25 Quem amar a sua vida irá perdê-la, enquanto quem desprezar a sua vida neste mundo irá guardá-la para a vida eterna.
26 Se alguém quer ser meu discípulo, que venha e me siga, pois os meus servos deverão estar onde eu estiver. E, se me seguirem, o Pai os honrará.
27 Agora a minha alma está perturbada. Deverei eu orar para que o Pai me livre do que me espera? Mas se foi para isso mesmo que vim!
28 Pai, traz honra ao teu nome!E ouviu-se uma voz vinda do céu que disse: Já o honrei, e glorificá-lo-ei outra vez.
29 Quando a multidão ouviu a voz, alguns julgaram que fosse um trovão, enquanto que outros afirmavam que um anjo lhe tinha falado.
30 Jesus explicou-lhes: A voz que ouviram foi para vosso bem e não para o meu.
31 Chegou a hora de o mundo ser julgado, e a hora também em que o príncipe deste mundo será expulso.
32 E quando eu for erguido da terra atrairei todos a mim.
33 Disse isto indicando a maneira como ia morrer.
34 A multidão perguntou: A lei ensina-nos que o Messias vive para todo o sempre. Porque dizes que ele deverá ser levantado? De quem falas tu?
35 Jesus respondeu: A minha luz brilhará para vocês mais algum tempo ainda. Caminhem enquanto têm a luz, para que as trevas não vos apanhem; quem anda nas trevas não sabe para onde vai.
36 Acreditem na luz enquanto ainda há tempo; então tornar-se-ão filhos da luz. Depois de dizer estas coisas, Jesus retirou-se e ocultou-se da vista das pessoas.
41 Isaías, ao fazer esta revelação, referia-se a Jesus, pois tinha tido uma visão da sua glória.
42 Por outro lado, mesmo muitos dos chefes judeus acreditavam nele, sem contudo o confessarem, receosos de que os fariseus os expulsassem da sinagoga, porquanto davam mais apreço ao louvor dos homens do que ao louvor a Deus.
44 Jesus clamou à multidão: Quem crê em mim crê naquele que me enviou. E quem me vê a mim vê aquele que me enviou. Vim como a luz que veio ao mundo para que todo o que crê em mim não fique nas trevas.
48 Se alguém ouvir as minhas palavras e não crer, não sou eu quem o julga, pois vim para salvar o mundo e não para o julgar. Mas todos quantos me rejeitam, a mim e as minhas palavras, serão julgados no dia do julgamento pelas próprias palavras que lhes falei. Porque o que tenho falado não é de mim mesmo; apenas vos disse o que o Pai me mandou que vos comunicasse. Os seus preceitos conduzem à vida eterna; por isso digo tudo o que ele me manda dizer.