Jesus Anointed at Bethany
1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3Then Mary took about a pint12:3 Or about 0.5 liter of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.12:5 Greek three hundred denarii” 6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8You will always have the poor among you,12:8 See Deut. 15:11. but you will not always have me.”
9Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
12The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!12:13 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”12:13 Psalm 118:25,26
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey’s colt.”12:15 Zech. 9:9
16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
Jesus Predicts His Death
20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
23Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
27“Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28Father, glorify your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.
30Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32And I, when I am lifted up12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted. from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.
34The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”
35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews
37Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
“Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”12:38 Isaiah 53:1
39For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40“He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”12:40 Isaiah 6:10
41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved human praise more than praise from God.
44Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
Maria Ampaka Yesu Mafuta Huko Bethania
(Mathayo 26:6-13; Marko 14:3-9)
112:1 Yn 11:55; Mt 21:17Siku sita kabla ya Pasaka, Yesu alikwenda Bethania mahali ambako Lazaro aliyekuwa amefufuliwa na Yesu alikuwa anaishi. 212:2 Lk 10:38-42Wakaandaa karamu kwa heshima ya Yesu. Martha akawahudumia wakati Lazaro alikuwa miongoni mwa waliokaa mezani pamoja na Yesu. 312:3 Yn 11:12Kisha Maria akachukua chupa ya painti moja12:3 Painti moja ni kama nusu lita. yenye manukato ya nardo12:3 Nardo ni aina ya mafuta yaliyokuwa yanatengenezwa kutokana na mimea yenye mizizi inayotoa harufu nzuri. safi ya thamani kubwa, akayamimina miguuni mwa Yesu na kuifuta kwa nywele zake. Nyumba nzima ikajaa harufu nzuri ya manukato.
412:4 Mt 10:4Ndipo Yuda Iskariote mwana wa Simoni, mmoja wa wale wanafunzi ambaye ndiye angemsaliti Yesu, akasema, 5“Kwa nini manukato haya hayakuuzwa kwa dinari 30012:5 Dinari 300 ni sawa na mshahara wa kibarua wa siku 300. na fedha hizo wakapewa maskini?” 612:6 Yn 13:29Yuda alisema hivi si kwa kuwa aliwajali maskini, bali kwa kuwa alikuwa mwizi, kwani ndiye alikuwa akitunza mfuko wa fedha akawa anaiba kile kilichowekwa humo.
712:7 Yn 19:40Yesu akasema, “Mwacheni. Aliyanunua manukato hayo ili ayaweke kwa ajili ya siku ya maziko yangu. 812:8 Kum 15:11Maskini mtakuwa nao siku zote, lakini mimi hamtakuwa nami siku zote.”
Shauri La Kumuua Lazaro
912:9 Yn 11:43, 44Umati mkubwa wa Wayahudi walipojua kwamba Yesu alikuwa huko Bethania, walikuja si tu kwa ajili ya Yesu, lakini pia kumwona Lazaro ambaye Yesu alikuwa amemfufua. 1012:10 Lk 16:31Kwa hiyo viongozi wa makuhani wakafanya mpango wa kumuua Lazaro pia, 1112:11 Yn 11:45; 12:18kwa kuwa kutokana na habari za kufufuliwa kwake Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wanamwendea Yesu na kumwamini.
Kuingia Kwa Yesu Yerusalemu Kwa Ushindi
(Mathayo 21:1-11; Marko 1:1-11; Luka 19:28-40)
1212:12 Mt 21:8; Mk 11:8; Lk 19:35, 36Siku iliyofuata umati mkubwa uliokuwa umekuja kwenye Sikukuu walisikia kwamba Yesu angekuja Yerusalemu. 1312:13 Za 118:25-26; Yn 1:49Basi wakachukua matawi ya mitende, wakatoka kwenda kumlaki, huku wakipaza sauti wakisema,
“Hosana!”12:13 Kiebrania kusema Okoa, basi likawa neno la shangwe.
“Amebarikiwa yeye ajaye kwa Jina la Bwana!”
“Amebarikiwa Mfalme wa Israeli!”
1412:14 Mt 21:7Yesu akamkuta mwana-punda akampanda, kama ilivyoandikwa,
1512:15 Zek 9:9“Usiogope, Ewe binti Sayuni;
tazama, Mfalme wako anakuja,
amepanda mwana-punda!”
1612:16 Lk 18:34; Yn 7:39Wanafunzi wake Yesu mwanzoni hawakuelewa mambo haya, lakini Yesu alipotukuzwa, ndipo walipokumbuka kuwa mambo haya yalikuwa yameandikwa kwa ajili yake na alitendewa yeye.
1712:17 Yn 11:42Wale waliokuwepo wakati Yesu alipomwita Lazaro kutoka kaburini na kumfufua kutoka kwa wafu, waliendelea kushuhudia. 1812:18 Yn 12:11; 19:37Ni kwa sababu pia walikuwa wamesikia kwamba alikuwa ametenda muujiza huu ndiyo maana umati wa watu ukaenda kumlaki. 1912:19 Yn 11:47, 48Hivyo Mafarisayo walipoona hayo wakaambiana, “Mnaona, hamwezi kufanya lolote. Angalieni, ulimwengu wote unamfuata yeye!”
Yesu Anatabiri Kifo Chake
2012:20 Yn 7:35; Mdo 11:20Basi palikuwa Wayunani fulani miongoni mwa wale waliokuwa wamekwenda kuabudu wakati wa Sikukuu. 2112:21 Mt 11:21; Yn 1:44Hawa wakamjia Filipo, ambaye alikuwa mwenyeji wa Bethsaida huko Galilaya, wakiwa na ombi. Wakamwambia, “Tungependa kumwona Yesu.” 22Filipo akaenda akamweleza Andrea, nao wote wawili wakamwambia Yesu.
2312:23 Yn 13:32; 17:1Yesu akawajibu, “Saa imewadia ya Mwana wa Adamu kutukuzwa. 2412:24 1Kor 15:36Amin, amin nawaambia, mbegu ya ngano isipoanguka ardhini na kufa, hubakia kama mbegu peke yake. Lakini ikifa huzaa mbegu nyingi. 2512:25 Mk 8:35; Lk 14:26Mtu yeyote anayependa maisha yake atayapoteza, naye ayachukiaye maisha yake katika ulimwengu huu atayaokoa hata kwa uzima wa milele. 2612:26 Flp 1:23Mtu yeyote akinitumikia lazima anifuate, nami mahali nilipo ndipo mtumishi wangu atakapokuwa. Mtu akinitumikia, Baba yangu atamheshimu.
2712:27 Mt 26:38, 39; Lk 12:50; Yn 13:21; Lk 22:53; Yn 18:37“Sasa roho yangu imefadhaika sana. Niseme nini? ‘Baba, niokoe katika saa hii.’ Lakini ni kwa kusudi hili nimeufikia wakati huu. 2812:28 Mt 3:17Baba, litukuze jina lako.”
Ndipo ikaja sauti kutoka mbinguni, “Nimelitukuza, nami nitalitukuza tena.” 2912:29 Lk 22:43Ule umati wa watu uliokuwa mahali pale uliisikia nao ukasema, “Hiyo ni sauti ya radi,” wengine wakasema, “Malaika ameongea naye.”
3012:30 Kut 19:9Yesu akawaambia, “Sauti hii imesikika kwa faida yenu, wala si kwa faida yangu. 3112:31 Yn 16; 11; Efe 2:2; 1Yn 5:19Sasa ni saa ya hukumu kwa ajili ya ulimwengu huu, sasa mkuu wa ulimwengu huu atatupwa nje. 3212:32 Isa 11:10; Yn 3:14; 6:44Lakini mimi, nikiinuliwa kutoka nchi, nitawavuta watu wote waje kwangu.” 3312:33 Yn 18:32; 21:19Yesu aliyasema haya akionyesha ni kifo gani atakachokufa.
3412:34 Za 110:4; Isa 9:7; Mt 8:20; Yn 3:14Ule umati wa watu ukapiga kelele ukasema, “Tumesikia kutoka Sheria kwamba ‘Kristo12:34 Kristo maana yake ni Masiya, yaani Aliyetiwa mafuta. adumu milele,’ wewe wawezaje kusema, ‘Mwana wa Adamu hana budi kuinuliwa juu’? Huyu ‘Mwana wa Adamu’ ni nani?”
3512:35 Yn 1:9; 8:12; 9:5; Yer 13:16; Efe 5:8; 1Yn 2:11Ndipo Yesu akawaambia, “Bado kitambo kidogo nuru ingalipo pamoja nanyi. Enendeni maadamu mna nuru, msije mkakumbwa na giza. Mtu anayetembea gizani hajui anakokwenda. 3612:36 Lk 16:8; Efe 5:8; 1The 5:5; 1Yn 2:9, 10, 11; Yn 8:59; 11:54Wekeni tumaini lenu katika nuru hiyo ili mpate kuwa wana wa nuru.” Baada ya kusema haya, Yesu aliondoka, akajificha wasimwone.
Wayahudi Waendelea Kutokuamini
3712:37 Yn 2:11Hata baada ya Yesu kufanya miujiza hii yote mbele yao, bado hawakumwamini. 3812:38 Isa 53:1; Rum 10:16Hili lilikuwa ili kutimiza lile neno la nabii Isaya lililosema:
“Bwana, ni nani aliyeamini ujumbe wetu,
na mkono wa Bwana umefunuliwa kwa nani?”
3912:39 Isa 6:9, 10; Mt 13:14, 15Kwa hivyo hawakuamini, kwa sababu Isaya anasema mahali pengine:
4012:40 Isa 6:10; Mt 13:13, 15“Amewafanya vipofu,
na kuifanya mioyo yao kuwa migumu,
ili wasiweze kuona kwa macho yao,
wala kuelewa kwa mioyo yao,
wasije wakageuka nami nikawaponya.”
4112:41 Isa 6:1-4; Lk 24:27Isaya alisema haya alipoona utukufu wa Yesu na kunena habari zake.
4212:42 Yn 7:48; 9:22Lakini wengi miongoni mwa viongozi wa Wayahudi walimwamini, lakini kwa sababu ya Mafarisayo hawakukiri waziwazi kwa maana waliogopa kufukuzwa katika masinagogi. 4312:43 Yn 5:44; Rum 2:29Wao walipenda sifa za wanadamu kuliko sifa zitokazo kwa Mungu.
Amwaminiye Yesu Hatabaki Gizani
4412:44 Mt 10:40; Yn 5:24Yesu akapaza sauti akasema, “Yeyote aniaminiye, haniamini mimi peke yangu, bali yeye aliyenituma. 4512:45 Yn 14:9Yeyote anionaye mimi, amemwona yeye aliyenituma. 4612:46 Yn 3:19; 8:12Mimi nimekuja kama nuru ulimwenguni, ili kwamba kila mtu aniaminiye asibaki gizani.
4712:47 Yn 3:17“Mimi simhukumu mtu yeyote anayesikia maneno yangu na asiyatii, kwa maana sikuja kuuhukumu ulimwengu, bali kuuokoa. 4812:48 Yn 5:45Yuko amhukumuye yeye anikataaye mimi na kutokuyapokea maneno yangu, yaani, yale maneno niliyosema yenyewe yatamhukumu siku ya mwisho. 4912:49 Yn 14:31Kwa maana sisemi kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe, bali Baba aliyenituma aliniamuru ni nini cha kusema na jinsi ya kukisema. 5012:50 Yn 8:26, 28Nami ninajua amri zake huongoza hadi kwenye uzima wa milele. Hivyo lolote nisemalo, ndilo lile Baba aliloniambia niseme.”
