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The^(l) next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

they took palm branches^(m) and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: " Hosanna! ⁽ⁿ⁾ He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One ^(o)[d]—the King of Israel!"^(p)

Jesus found a young donkey^(q) and sat on it, just as it is written:

Fear no more, ^(r) Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt. ^(s)[e]

His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him^(t) and that they had done these things to Him.

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb^(u) and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.^[f]

This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign.

Then the Pharisees said to one another, "You see? You've accomplished nothing. Look—the world has gone after Him!"^(v)

Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival.

So they came to Philip,^(w) who was from Bethsaida^(x) in Galilee,^(y) and requested of him, "Sir,^(z) we want to see Jesus."

Philip went and told Andrew;^(aa) then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

Jesus replied to them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man^(ab) to be glorified.

"I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat^(ac) falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. ^[g](ad)

The one who loves his life will lose it,^(ae) and the one who hates^(af) his life^(ag) in this world will keep it for eternal life.

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant^(ah) also will be.^(ai) If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor^(aj) him.

"Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me^(ak) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.

Father, glorify Your name!" ^[h](al) Then a voice^(am) came from heaven:^(an) "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!"^(ao)

The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

Jesus responded, "This voice came, not for Me, but for you.^(ap)

Now is the judgment of this world.^(aq) Now the ruler of this world^(ar) will be cast out.^(as)

As for Me, if I am lifted up^[i] from the earth I will draw all people to Myself." ^(at)

He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die.^(au)

Then the crowd replied to Him, "We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever.^(av) So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man^(aw) must be lifted up' ?^[j] Who is this Son of Man?"

Jesus answered, "The light will be with you only a little longer.^(ax) Walk while you have the light^(ay) so that darkness doesn't overtake you.^(az) The one who walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going.^(ba)

While you have the light,^(bb) believe in the light so that you may become sons of light." Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.^(bc)

Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him.

But this was to fulfill^(bd) the word of Isaiah^(be) the prophet, who said:^[k] Lord, who has believed our message? And who has the arm ^(bf) of the Lord been revealed to? ^(bg)[l]

This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

He has blinded ^(bh) their eyes and hardened their hearts, ^(bi) so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and be converted, ^(bj) and I would heal them. ^(bk)[m]

Isaiah said these things because^[n] he saw His glory^(bl) and spoke about Him.

Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers,^(bm) but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue.

For they loved praise from men^(bn) more than praise from God.^[o](bo)

Then Jesus cried out, "The one who believes in Me^(bp) believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me.

And the one who sees Me sees Him^(bq) who sent Me.

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

If anyone hears My words and doesn't keep^(br) them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world^(bs) but to save the world.^(bt)

The one who rejects Me^(bu) and doesn't accept My sayings has this as his judge:^[p] The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.^(bv)

For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father^(bw) Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak.

I know that His command is eternal life.^(bx) So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me." ^(by)

Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father.^(a) Having loved His own who were in the world,^(b) He loved them to the end.^[a]

Now by the time of supper, the Devil^(c) had already put it into the heart of Judas,^(d) Simon Iscariot's son, to betray^(e) Him.

Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands,^(f) that He had come from God,^(g) and that He was going back to God.^(h)

So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe,⁽ⁱ⁾ took a towel, and tied it around Himself.^(j)

Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.

He came to Simon Peter,^(k) who asked Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?"

Jesus answered him, "What I'm doing you don't understand now, but afterward you will know." ^(l)

"You will never wash my feet—ever!" Peter said. Jesus replied, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me."

Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head."

"One who has bathed," Jesus told him, "doesn't need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you."

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, "You are not all clean."

When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined^[b] again and said to them, "Do you know what I have done for you?

You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.^(m)

For I have given you an example⁽ⁿ⁾ that you also should do just as I have done for you.

"I assure you: A slave is not greater than his master, ^[c](o) and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him.

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.^(p)

I'm not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen.^(q) But the Scripture^(r) must be fulfilled:^(s) The one who eats My bread ^[d] has raised his heel against Me. ^(t)[e]

"I am telling you now before it happens,^(u) so that when it does happen you will believe^(v) that I am He. ^(w)

I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives^(x) Me receives Him who sent Me."

When^(y) Jesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit^(z) and testified,^(aa) "I assure you: One of you will betray Me!"

The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about.

One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved,^(ab) was reclining close beside Jesus.^[f]

Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about.

So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, "Lord, who is it?"

Jesus replied, "He's the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it." ^(ac) When He had dipped the bread,^(ad) He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son.^[g]

After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan^(ae) entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, "What you're doing, do quickly."

None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this.

Since Judas^(af) kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the festival,"^(ag) or that he should give something to the poor.

After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.^(ah)

When^(ai) he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man^(aj) is glorified, and God is glorified^(ak) in Him.^(al)

If God is glorified in Him,^[h] God will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once.

"Children, I am with you a little while longer.^(am) You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,'^(an) so now I tell you.

"I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.

By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love^(ao) for one another."

"Lord," Simon Peter said to Him, "where are You going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going^(ap) you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later."

"Lord," Peter asked, "why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life^(aq) for You!"^(ar)

Jesus replied, "Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.

"Your heart must not be troubled.^(a) Believe^[a] in God;^(b) believe also in Me.

In My Father's house are many dwelling places;^[b] if not, I would have told you. I am going away^(c) to prepare a place for you.

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back^(d) and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.^(e)

You know the way to where I am going." ^[c](f)

"Lord," Thomas^(g) said, "we don't know where You're going. How can we know the way?"

Jesus told him, "I am^(h) the way,⁽ⁱ⁾ the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

"If you know Me, you will also know^[d] My Father.^(j) From now on you do know Him^(k) and have seen Him."

"Lord," said Philip,^(l) "show us the Father, and that's enough for us."

Jesus said to him, "Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father.^(m) How can you say, ‘Show us the Father'?

Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me?⁽ⁿ⁾ The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own.^(o) The Father who lives in Me does His works.^(p)

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Otherwise, believe^[e] because of the works themselves. ^(q)