Part 24 (1/2)

(36)The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him! (37)And some of them said: Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused even that this man should not have died? (38)Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

(39)Jesus says: Take away the stone. The sister of him that was dead, Martha, says to him: Lord, by this time he is offensive; for he has been dead four days. (40)Jesus says to her: Said I not to thee, that, if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of G.o.d?

(41)So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes upward, and said: Father, I thank thee that thou didst hear me. (42)And I knew that thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the mult.i.tude standing around I said it, that they might believe that thou didst send me. (43)And having thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth. (44)And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus says to them: Loose him, and let him go.

(45)Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what he did, believed on him. (46)But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did.

(47)Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said: What do we, seeing that this man works many signs? (48)If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation. (49)And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them: Ye know nothing; (50)nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not the whole nation perish. (51)And this he spoke not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; (52)and not for the nation only, but that also he should gather together into one the children of G.o.d that were scattered abroad.

(53)Therefore from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death. (54)Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews; but departed thence to the country near to the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

(55)And the pa.s.sover of the Jews was at hand; and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country, before the pa.s.sover, that they might purify themselves. (56)They sought therefore for Jesus, and said among themselves, as they stood in the temple: What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? (57)Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might seize him.

XII.

THEREFORE Jesus, six days before the pa.s.sover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

(2)They therefore made him a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him.

(3)Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. (4)Then says one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was about to betray him: (5)Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries[12:5], and given to the poor? (6)This he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore[12:6] what was put therein. (7)Then said Jesus: Let her alone; she has kept it[12:7] to the day of my preparation for burial. (8)For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

(9)A great mult.i.tude of the Jews therefore knew that he was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.

(10)But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; (11)because by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

(12)On the morrow a great mult.i.tude that had come to the feast, hearing that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, (13)took branches of the palm-trees and went forth to meet him, and cried: Hosanna; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. (14)And Jesus, having found a young a.s.s, sat thereon; as it is written:

(15)Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, thy King comes, Sitting on an a.s.s's colt.

(16)These things his disciples understood not at the first. But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they did these things to him.

(17)The mult.i.tude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore witness. (18)For this the mult.i.tude also met him, because they heard that he had wrought this sign. (19)The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Perceive ye that ye avail nothing? Behold, the world is gone after him.

(20)And there were certain Greeks, of those who come up to wors.h.i.+p at the feast. (21)These came therefore to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.

(22)Philip comes and tells Andrew; Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus.

(23)And Jesus answered them, saying: The hour has come, that the Son of man should be glorified. (24)Verily, verily, I say to you, except the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone; but if it die, it brings forth much fruit. (25)He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. (26)If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be. If any one serve me, him will the Father honor.

(27)Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour[12:27]! But for this cause came I unto this hour.

(28)Father, glorify thy name. Then there came a voice out of heaven: I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again.

(29)The mult.i.tude therefore that stood by and heard, said that it thundered; others said: An angel has spoken to him. (30)Jesus answered and said: This voice came not for my sake, but for your sakes. (31)Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out. (32)And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me. (33)This he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

(34)The mult.i.tude answered him: We heard out of the law that the Christ abides forever; and how sayest thou: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? (35)Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walks in the darkness knows not whither he goes. (36)While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light.

These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and hid himself from them.

(37)But though he had wrought so many signs before them, they did not believe on him; (38)that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: