•1 There was a man who was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha her sister. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick. So the sisters sent to him saying: Lord, see, a man you love is sick. When Jesus heard it he said: This sickness is not to the death but is for the glory of God so that the son of God may be glorified through it. And Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Now when he heard that he was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two days, after which he said to his disciples: Let us go back to Judaea. His disciples said to him: Master, just now the Jews were trying to stone you; and will you go back there? Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; but if he walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not there. This he said, and after this he said to them: Lazarus our friend has gone to his rest, but I am on my way to waken him. So the disciples said to him: Lord, if he has gone to his rest he will be safe. Jesus had been speaking of his death, but they thought he was talking about the rest which comes from sleep. So then Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead; and I am glad on your account, so that you may believe, that I was not there. But let us go to him. Then Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go, so that we may die with him.
When Jesus arrived he found that he had been four days in the tomb. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about twenty-five furlongs off. And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them for their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went out to meet him; but Mary was sitting in the house. Then Martha said to Jesus: Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died; even now I know that all that you ask of God God will give you. Jesus said to her: Your brother will resurrect. Martha said to him: I know that he will resurrect in the resurrection on the last day. Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me shall live, even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall not die, ever. Do you believe this? She said to him: Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the son of God, who is coming into this world. So saying, she went back and called Mary her sister, saying to her privately: The master is here and calls for you. When Mary heard this, she rose up quickly and went to him; and Jesus had not yet come into the village but was still in the place where Martha had gone to meet him. So the Jews who had been with her in the house, comforting her, seeing that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was on her way to the tomb to lament there. When Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him: Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. When Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews who had come with her weeping, he raged at his own spirit, and harrowed himself, and said: Where have you laid him? They said to him: Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said: See how he loved him. But some of them said: Could not he, who opened the eyes of the blind man, make it so that this man also might not die? Jesus once more was inwardly raging, and went to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was set in front of it. Jesus said: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him: Lord, by now he smells, since he has been there four days. Jesus said to her: Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said: Father, I thank you for hearing me, and I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd which surrounds me, I said it so that they should believe that you sent me. After saying this he cried out in a great voice: Lazarus, come out here. And the man who had died came out, with his hands and feet wrapped in bandages, and his face tied up in cloth. Jesus said to them: Untie him and let him go.
Then many of the Jews, who had gone to Mary and seen what he did, believed in him; but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the high priests and the Pharisees called a council and said: What are we doing about this man who performs so many miracles? If we let him go on like this, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our country and our nationality. But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest for that year, said to them: You know nothing: nor do you understand that it is for your advantage for one man to die, for the sake of the people, and not have the whole nation destroyed. This he said not of himself, but as high priest for that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the sake of the nation, and not only for the sake of the nation, but so that he might bring together the scattered children of God.
From that day on they plotted to kill him.
But Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but he went away from there to a place near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he stayed, with his disciples. The Passover of the Jews was approaching, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. They were looking for Jesus, and they said to each other as they stood in the temple: What do you think? That he will not come to the festival? But the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should inform on him, so that they could seize him.
But six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead. So they prepared a supper for him there, and Martha served them, and Lazarus was one of those who dined with him. And Mary brought a measure of ointment of nard, pure and precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was full of the fragrance of ointment. One of his disciples, Judas the Is- cariot, who was about to betray him, said: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? But he said this not because he cared anything about the poor but because he was a thief and, being keeper of the purse, used to make off with what had been put into it. But Jesus said: Let her be, so that this can serve for the day of my burial; for the poor you have always with you, but you do not always have me.
The great populace of the Jews knew that Jesus was there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. But the high priests plotted to kill Lazarus also, since many of the Jews were going away because of him, and believed in Jesus.
The next day the great crowd which had come to the festival, hearing that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem, took palm branches and went out to meet him, and they cried: Hosanna. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, and the King of Israel. And Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, as it is written: Do not fear, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King is coming, riding on the colt of a donkey. His disciples did not understand this at first, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered that these scriptures were for him, and they had done this for him. And the crowd which had been with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness to it. That was why the crowd went to meet him, because they heard that he had performed the miracle. So the Pharisees said to each other: See how little good you are doing. Look, the world has gone after him.
There were some Greeks among those who had gone up to worship at the festival. These approached Philip, from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request, saying: Sir, we wish to see Jesus. Philip went and spoke to Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and spoke to Jesus. Jesus answered them, saying: The hour has come for the son of man to be glorified. Truly truly I tell you, when the grain of wheat falls to the ground, unless it dies, it remains only itself, but if it dies it bears a great crop. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world shall keep it for the life everlasting. If one serves me, let him follow me, and wherever I am, there will my servant also be. If one serves me, my father will honor him. Now my soul is shaken, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? But this is why I ca
me to this hour. Father, glorify your name. Then a voice came from the sky: I have glorified it, and I shall glorify it again. The people who were standing by and heard said it had thundered. Others said: An angel has talked with him. Jesus answered and said: This voice came not for my sake but for yours. Now is the judgment of this world, now the leader of this world will be cast out; and if I am lifted aloft from the earth, I will draw all to myself. This he said, signifying the kind of death he was to die. But the multitude answered him: We heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how is it that you tell us that the son of man must be lifted aloft? Who is this son of man? So Jesus said to them: For a little time yet the light is among you. Walk about while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you; and he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may be sons of light.
Jesus said this and went away and was hidden from them. But though he had done all these miracles before them, they did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Lord, who believed in the rumor of us? And to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed? This is why they could not believe, because Isaiah said, once more: He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they may not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts and be converted; for me to heal them. Isaiah said this because he knew his glory, and he was talking about him. Even so, many of the chief men believed in him, but they did not admit it because of the Pharisees and for fear of being denied the synagogue, for they cared more for the opinion of men than for the glory of God. But Jesus cried out and said: He who believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me, and he who looks on me looks on him who sent me. As light I came into the world, so that everyone who believes in me may not stay in the dark. And if one hears my words and does not keep them, I will not judge him, for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects me and does not accept my words has his judge. The word I have spoken, that will judge him on the last day. Because I did not speak from myself, but the father who sent me himself gave me his co^rnand- ment, what to say and how to talk. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. So what I say is said as my father told me to say it.
41 Before the feast of the Passover Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to his father. He had loved his own people in the world and he loved them to the end. And when supper was served, and the devil had already resolved in his heart that Judas Is- cariot, the son of Simon, should betray him, Jesus, knowing that his father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose up from the supper and laid aside his clothing and took a towel and girt himself with it. Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and dry them on the towel he was girt with. So he came to
Simon Peter. He said to him: Lord, are you washing my feet? Jesus answered and said to him: What I do you do not now know, but you will know it afterwards. Peter said to him: You shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: Unless I wash you you have no part in me. Simon Peter said to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head. Jesus said to him: He who is bathed has no need to wash, except for his feet, but is clean all over. And you are clean; but not all of you. For he knew his betrayer; that is why he said: Not all of you are clean. So when he had washed their feet and resumed his clothing and taken his place at supper, he said to them again: Do you know what I have done for you? You call me the master and the lord, and what you say is right, for I am. If then I, the master and lord, have washed your feet, you also have the duty of washing each other's feet; for I have given you an example, for you to do as I have done to you. Truly truly I tell you, there is no slave greater than his master or any apostle greater than him who sent him. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. I am not speaking of all of you. I know which ones I chose. But so as to fulfill what is written: He who ate my bread has raised his heel against me. I tell you now before it happens, so that when it happens you will believe that I am I. Truly truly I tell you, he who accepts anyone I send accepts me, and he who accepts me accepts him who sent me.
After hehadsaid this, Jesus was shaken inspirit, and bore witness, and said: Truly truly I tell you that one of you will betray me. The disciples looked at each other, wondering which was the one he spoke of. One of the disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying close beside the breast of Jesus; so Simon Peter nodded to this man and said to him: Tell us which is the one of whom he is speaking. So this man leaned back so that he was close to the breast of Jesus and said to him: Lord, who is it? Jesus answered: It is the one for whom I will dip a crust and give it to him. So he took a crust and dipped it and gave it to Judas the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after the crust Satan entered into him. So then Jesus said to him: Do what you are doing quickly. But no one of those at dinner understood what he meant when he said this to him; for some thought, since Judas kept the purse, that Jesus was saying to him: Buy what we need for the festival; or, something to give the poor. But he took the crust and went out at once. Now it was night.
When he went out, Jesus said: Now the son of man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. And God will glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once. My children, I am with you still for a little while. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews, where I go you will not be able to go, so I say it to you now, I give you a new commandment, to love each other, as I have loved you and as you do love each other. By this all will know that you are my disciples; if you have love for each other. Simon Peter said to him: Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered: Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me later. Peter said to him: Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you. Jesus answered: You will lay down your life for me? Truly truly I tell you, the cock will not crow before you have disowned me three times.
G Let your hearts not be disturbed. Believe in God and believe in me. In my father's house there are many rooms.
Were there not, I would have said to you that I was going to make ready a place for you. And if I go, and make ready a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that where I am you may also be. And you know the way to where I ^ going. Thomas said to him: Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way? Jesus said to him: I ^ the way and the truth and the life. No one goes to the father except through me. If you had known me you would also have known my father. Now you know him and you have seen him. Philip said to him: Lord, show us the father, and that is enough for us. Jesus said to him: All this time I have been with you and you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the father. How can you say: Show us the father? Do you not believe that I am in the father and the father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not say for myself. But my father remaining in me does his works. Believe me that I am in my father and my father is in me. And if not, believe because of the works themselves. Truly truly I tell you, he who believes in me will do, he also, the works that I do, and he will do greater ones than I do, because I am going to my father. And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the father may be glorified in the son. If you ask for something in my name, I will do it. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask my father, and he will give you another comforter to be with you forever: The spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it does not see it or know it; but you know it, because it stays with you and is in you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you. A little time and the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will know that I am in my father and you are in me and I in you. He who has my commandments and keeps them, this is the one who loves me; and the one who loves
me shall be loved by my father, and I will love him and show myself to him. Judas (not the Iscariot) said to him: Lord, what has happened that you mean to show yourself to us and not to the world? Jesus answered and said to him: If anyone loves me, he will do as I say, and my father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him. He who does not love me will not do as I say; and what I say, which you hear, is not mine, but is from the father who sent me.
This I have said to you while I stay with you. But the comforter, the Holy Spirit whom the father will send in my name, he is the one who will teach you all and make you remember all I have said to you. I leave you peace, I give you my peace. I give it to you, not as the world gives it. Let your hearts not be disturbed or afraid. You have heard me say to you: I am going away and I will come back to you. If you loved me you would rejoice, because I am going to my father, because my father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens you will believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming; and he owns no part of me; but so that the world may know that I love my father, and as my father gave me his orders, thus I do. Rise up, let us go from here.
41 I am the true vine, and my father is the grower. Every branch which bears no fruit he takes off, and every one that does bear fruit he keeps clean so that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean, because of the word I have spoken to you. Stay with me, as I with you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it stays on the vine, so cannot you unless you stay with me. I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who stays with me as I with him is the one who bears much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. If one does not stay with me, he is cast out like the branch, and dries up, and they gather these and throw them in the fire, and they burn. If you stay with me, and my sayings stay in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. Herein is my father glorified, so that you may bear much fruit and be my disciples. As my father loves me, and I love you, stay in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will stay in my love, as I have kept the commandments of the father and stay in his love. This I have said to you so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love each other as I loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I tell you to. No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I call you friends, because I made known to you all that I heard from my father. You did not choose me, but I chose you, and I placed you where you may go and bear fruit, and your fruit may last, so that whatever you ask of the father in my name he may give you. This is my commandment to you, to love each other.
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