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John 12

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ὉtheοὖνThereforeἸησοῦςJesusπρὸbeforeἓξsixἡμερῶνdaysτοῦtheπάσχαPassoverἦλθενcameεἰςtoΒηθανίαν,Bethany,ὅπουwhereἦνwasΛάζαροςLazarusὁwhoτεθνηκώςhaving diedὃνwhomἤγειρενraisedἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadὁtheἸησοῦς.Jesus.
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ἐποίησανThey madeοὖνthereforeαὐτῷfor Himδεῖπνονa supperἐκεῖ,there,καὶandἡtheΜάρθαMarthaδιηκόνει·was serving;ὁtheδὲandΛάζαροςLazarusεἷςoneἦνwasἐκofτῶνthoseἀνακειμένωνrecliningσὺνwithαὐτῷ.Him.
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ἡtheοὖνThereforeΜαριὰμMaryλαβοῦσαhaving takenλίτρανa litraμύρουof fragrant oilνάρδουof nardπιστικῆςpureπολυτίμουof great priceἤλειψενanointedτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτοῦtheἸησοῦof Jesusκαὶandἐξέμαξενwipedταῖςwith theθριξὶνhairαὐτῆςof herτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦ·of Him;ἡtheδὲnowοἰκίαhouseἐπληρώθηwas filledἐκwithτῆςtheὀσμῆςfragranceτοῦof theμύρου.oil.
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λέγειSaysδὲhoweverἸούδαςJudasΣίμωνοςof SimonὁtheἸσκαριώτηςIscariotεἷςoneἐκofτῶνtheμαθητῶνdisciplesαὐτοῦ,of Him,ὁwhoμέλλωνis being aboutαὐτὸνHimπαραδιδόναι·to betray;
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διὰBecause ofτίwhyτοῦτοthisτὸtheμύρονfragrant oilοὐκnotἐπράθηwas soldτριακοσίωνfor three hundredδηναρίωνdenariiκαὶandἐδόθηgivenπτωχοῖς;to the poor?
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εἶπενHe saidδὲhoweverτοῦτοthisοὐχnotὅτιbecauseπερὶforτῶνtheπτωχῶνpoorἔμελενhe was caringαὐτῷ,to him,ἀλλ᾽butὅτιbecauseκλέπτηςa thiefἦνhe wasκαὶandτὸtheγλωσσόκομονmoney bagἔχωνhavingκαὶandτὰthatβαλλόμεναbeing put into itἐβάσταζεν.¶he was pilfering.
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ΕἶπενSaidοὖνthereforeὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ἄφεςdo leave aloneαὐτήν,her,ἵναso thatεἰςforτὴνtheἡμέρανdayτοῦof theἐνταφιασμοῦburialμουof Mineτηρήσῃshe may keepαὐτό·it;
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τοὺςtheπτωχοὺςpoorγὰρforπάντοτεalwaysἔχετεyou haveμεθ᾽withἑαυτῶν,yourselves,ἐμὲMe myselfδὲhoweverοὐnotπάντοτεalwaysἔχετε.¶you have.
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ἜγνωKnewοὖνthereforeὁtheὄχλοςa crowdπολὺςgreatἐκofτῶνtheἸουδαίωνJewsὅτιthatἐκεῖthereἐστιν,He is,καὶandἦλθονthey cameοὐnotδιὰbecause ofτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusμόνονonlyἀλλ᾽butἵναthatκαὶalsoτὸνtheΛάζαρονLazarusἴδωσινthey may seeὃνwhomἤγειρενHe had raisedἐκout fromνεκρῶν.the dead.
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ἐβουλεύσαντοTook counselδὲhoweverοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsἵναthatκαὶalsoτὸνtheΛάζαρονLazarusἀποκτείνωσιν,they may kill,
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ὅτιbecauseπολλοὶmanyδι᾽on account ofαὐτὸνhimὑπῆγονwere going awayτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsκαὶandἐπίστευονwere believingεἰςinτὸνtheἸησοῦν.¶Jesus.
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ΤῇOn theἐπαύριονnext dayὁtheὄχλοςcrowdπολὺςgreatὁtheἐλθὼνhaving comeεἰςtoτὴνtheἑορτήν,feast,ἀκούσαντεςhaving heardὅτιthatἔρχεταιis comingὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἰςintoἹεροσόλυμα,Jerusalem,
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ἔλαβονtookτὰtheβαΐαbranchesτῶνof theφοινίκωνpalm treesκαὶandἐξῆλθονwent outεἰςtoὑπάντησινmeetαὐτῷHimκαὶandἐκραύγαζον·were shouting:ὡσαννά,Hosanna!εὐλογημένοςBlessed isὁthe Oneἐρχόμενοςcomingἐνinὀνόματιthe nameκυρίουof the Lord!καὶAndὁtheβασιλεὺςKingτοῦtheἸσραήλ.¶of Israel!
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ΕὑρὼνHaving foundδὲthenὁtheἸησοῦςJesusὀνάριονa young donkeyἐκάθισενHe satἐπ᾽uponαὐτό,it,καθώςeven asἐστινit isγεγραμμένον·written:
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μὴNotφοβοῦdo fearθυγάτηρdaughterΣιών·of Zion;ἰδοὺBeholdὁtheβασιλεύςKingσουof youἔρχεταιcomesκαθήμενοςsittingἐπὶonπῶλονa coltὄνου.of a donkey.
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ταῦταThese thingsδὲnowοὐκnotἔγνωσανknewαὐτοῦof Himοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesτὸfrom theπρῶτον,first,ἀλλ᾽butὅτεwhenἐδοξάσθηwas glorifiedὁtheἸησοῦς,Jesus,τότεthenἐμνήσθησανthey rememberedὅτιthatταῦταthese thingsἦνwereἐπ᾽aboutαὐτῷHimγεγραμμέναwrittenκαὶandταῦταthese thingsἐποίησανthey had doneαὐτῷ.¶to Him.
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Ἐμαρτύρειwas bearing witnessοὖνthereforeὁtheὄχλοςcrowdὁwhichὢνis beingμετ᾽withαὐτοῦ,HimὅτεwhenτὸνtheΛάζαρονLazarusἐφώνησενHe calledἐκout ofτοῦtheμνημείουtombκαὶandἤγειρενraisedαὐτὸνhimἐκout fromνεκρῶν.the dead.
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διὰOn account ofτοῦτοthisκαὶalsoὑπήντησενmetαὐτῷwith Himὁtheὄχλος,crowd,ὅτιbecauseἤκουσανthey heardτοῦτοthisαὐτὸνof Hisπεποιηκέναιto have doneτὸtheσημεῖον.¶sign.
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ΟἱtheοὖνThereforeΦαρισαῖοιthe Phariseesεἶπανsaidπρὸςamongἑαυτούς·themselves;θεωρεῖτεYou seeὅτιthatοὐκnotὠφελεῖτεyou gainοὐδέν;no thing?ἴδεBeholdὁtheκόσμοςworldὅλοςwhollyὀπίσωafterαὐτοῦHimἀπῆλθεν.¶has gone.
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ἮσανThere wereδὲnowἝλληνέςGreeksτινεςcertainἐκamongτῶνthoseἀναβαινόντωνcoming upἵναthatπροσκυνήσωσινthey may worshipἐνatτῇtheἑορτῇ.feast.
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οὗτοιtheseοὖνthereforeπροσῆλθονcameΦιλίππῳto Philipτῷwho wasἀπὸfromΒηθσαϊδὰBethsaidaτῆςtheΓαλιλαίαςof Galileeκαὶandἠρώτωνthey were askingαὐτὸνhimλέγοντες·saying;κύριε,Sir,θέλομενwe desireτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusἰδεῖν.to see.
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ἔρχεταιComesὁtheΦίλιπποςPhilipκαὶandλέγειtellsτῷtheἈνδρέᾳ,Andrew,καὶandπάλινagainἔρχεταιcomeἈνδρέαςAndrewκαὶandΦίλιπποςPhilipκαὶandλέγουσινthey tellτῷtheἸησοῦ.Jesus.
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ὁtheδὲAndἸησοῦςJesusἀποκρίνεταιansweredαὐτοῖςto themλέγων·saying;ἐλήλυθενHas comeἡtheὥραhourἵναthatδοξασθῇmay be glorifiedὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου.of Man.
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ἀμὴνAmenἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ἐὰνonlyμὴunlessὁtheκόκκοςgrainτοῦtheσίτουof wheatπεσὼνhaving fallenεἰςintoτὴνtheγῆνgroundἀποθάνῃ,shall die,αὐτὸςitμόνοςaloneμένει·abides;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverἀποθάνῃ,it shall die,πολὺνmuchκαρπὸνfruitφέρει.it bears.
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ὁThe oneφιλῶνlovingτὴνtheψυχὴνlifeαὐτοῦof himἀπολλύειlosesαὐτήν,it,καὶandὁthe oneμισῶνhatingτὴνtheψυχὴνlifeαὐτοῦof himἐνinτῷtheκόσμῳworldτούτῳthisεἰςtoζωὴνlifeαἰώνιονeternalφυλάξειwill keepαὐτήν.¶it.
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ἘὰνIfἐμοίMe myselfτιςanyoneδιακονῇ,shall serveἐμοὶMe myselfἀκολουθείτω·he should follow;καὶandὅπουwhereεἰμὶamἐγώ,I myself,ἐκεῖthereκαὶalsoὁtheδιάκονοςservantὁtheἐμὸςof Mineἔσται.will be.καὶandἐάνIfτιςanyoneἐμοὶMe myselfδιακονῇ,shall serve,τιμήσειwill honorαὐτὸνhimὁtheπατήρ.¶Father.
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ΝῦνNowἡtheψυχήsoulμουof Mineτετάρακται,has been troubled,καὶandτίwhatεἴπω;shall I say?πάτερ,Father,σῶσόνdo saveμεMeἐκfromτῆςtheὥραςhourταύτης;this.’?ἀλλὰButδιὰon account ofτοῦτοthisἦλθονI cameεἰςtoτὴνtheὥρανhourταύτην.this.
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πάτερ,Father,δόξασόνdo glorifyσουof Youτὸtheὄνομα.name.ἦλθενCameοὖνthereforeφωνὴa voiceἐκfromτοῦtheοὐρανοῦ·heaven:καὶBothἐδόξασαI have glorified itκαὶandπάλινagainδοξάσω.I will glorify it.
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ὁtheοὖνThereforeὄχλοςthe crowdὁwhichἑστὼςalready standingκαὶandἀκούσαςhaving heard itἔλεγενit was saying itβροντὴνThunderγεγονέναι.to have been.ἄλλοιOthersἔλεγον·were saying;ἄγγελοςAn angelαὐτῷto Himλελάληκεν.¶has spoken.
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ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredὁtheἸησοῦςJesusκαὶandεἶπεν·said:οὐNotδι᾽because ofἐμὲMe myselfἡtheφωνὴvoiceαὕτηthisγέγονενhas comeἀλλὰbutδι᾽because ofὑμᾶς.you.
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νῦνNowκρίσιςthe judgmentἐστὶνisτοῦof theκόσμουworldτούτου·of this;νῦνnowὁtheἄρχωνprinceτοῦof theκόσμουworldτούτουthisἐκβληθήσεταιwill be castἔξω,out,
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κἀγὼAnd I myselfἐὰνifὑψωθῶI shall be lifted upἐκfromτῆςtheγῆς,earth,πάνταςallἑλκύσωwill drawπρὸςtoἐμαυτόν.Myself.
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τοῦτοThisδὲnowἔλεγενHe was sayingσημαίνωνsignifyingποίῳby whatθανάτῳdeathἤμελλενHe was aboutἀποθνῄσκειν.¶to die.
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ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredοὖνthereforeαὐτῷto Himὁtheὄχλος·crowd;ἡμεῖςWe ourselvesἠκούσαμενheardἐκfromτοῦtheνόμουlawὅτιthatὁtheχριστὸςChristμένειabidesεἰςtoτὸνtheαἰῶνα,age,καὶandπῶςhowλέγειςsayσὺyou yourselfὅτιthatδεῖit behoovesὑψωθῆναιto be lifted upτὸνtheυἱὸνSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου;of Man?τίςWhoἐστινisοὗτοςthisὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου;¶of Man?
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ΕἶπενSaidοὖνthereforeαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ἔτιYetμικρὸνa littleχρόνονwhileτὸtheφῶςlightἐνamongὑμῖνyouἐστιν.is.περιπατεῖτεdo walkὡςwhileτὸtheφῶςlightἔχετε,you have,ἵναso thatμὴnotσκοτίαdarknessὑμᾶςyouκαταλάβῃ·may grasp;καὶAndὁthe oneπεριπατῶνwalkingἐνinτῇtheσκοτίᾳdarknessοὐκnotοἶδενknowsποῦwhereὑπάγει.he is going.
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ὡςWhileτὸtheφῶςlightἔχετε,you have,πιστεύετεdo believeεἰςinτὸtheφῶς,light,ἵναso thatυἱοὶsonsφωτὸςof lightγένησθε.you may become.ταῦταThese thingsἐλάλησενspokeὁtheἸησοῦς,Jesus,καὶandἀπελθὼνhaving gone awayἐκρύβηHe was hiddenἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶν.¶them.
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ΤοσαῦταSo manyδὲhoweverαὐτοῦof Himσημεῖαsignsπεποιηκότοςhaving been doneἔμπροσθενbeforeαὐτῶνthemοὐκnotἐπίστευονthey were believingεἰςinαὐτόν,Him,
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ἵναso thatὁtheλόγοςwordἨσαΐουof Isaiahτοῦtheπροφήτουprophetπληρωθῇmay be fulfilledὃνthatεἶπεν·said:κύριε,Lord,τίςwhoἐπίστευσενhas believedτῇin theἀκοῇreportἡμῶν;of us?καὶAndὁtheβραχίωνarmκυρίουof the Lordτίνιto whomἀπεκαλύφθη;has been revealed?
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διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisοὐκnotἠδύναντοthey were ableπιστεύειν,to believe,ὅτιforπάλινagainεἶπενsaidἨσαΐας·Isaiah:
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τετύφλωκενHe has blindedαὐτῶνof themτοὺςtheὀφθαλμοὺςeyesκαὶandἐπώρωσενhas hardenedαὐτῶνof themτὴνtheκαρδίαν,heart,ἵναthatμὴnotἴδωσινthey may seeτοῖςwith theὀφθαλμοῖςeyesκαὶandνοήσωσινmay understandτῇwith theκαρδίᾳheartκαὶandστραφῶσινmay turnκαὶandἰάσομαιI will healαὐτούς.¶them.
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ΤαῦταThese thingsεἶπενsaidἨσαΐαςIsaiahὅτιbecauseεἶδενhe sawτὴνtheδόξανgloryαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandἐλάλησενspokeπερὶconcerningαὐτοῦ.Him.
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ὅμωςNeverthelessμέντοιindeedκαὶevenἐκofτῶνtheἀρχόντωνrulersπολλοὶmanyἐπίστευσανbelievedεἰςinαὐτόν,Him,ἀλλὰbutδιὰon account ofτοὺςtheΦαρισαίουςPhariseesοὐχnotὡμολόγουν,they were confessing,ἵναso thatμὴnotἀποσυνάγωγοιput out of the synagogueγένωνται.they may be.
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ἠγάπησανthey lovedγὰρforτὴνtheδόξανgloryτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνof menμᾶλλονmoreἤπερthanτὴνtheδόξανgloryτοῦtheθεοῦ.¶of God.
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ἸησοῦςJesusδὲthenἔκραξενcried outκαὶandεἶπεν·said;ὁThe oneπιστεύωνbelievingεἰςinἐμὲMe myselfοὐnotπιστεύειhe believesεἰςinἐμὲMe myselfἀλλ᾽butεἰςinτὸνthe Oneπέμψαντάhaving sentμε·Me;
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καὶandὁthe oneθεωρῶνbeholdingἐμὲMe myselfθεωρεῖhe beholdsτὸνthe Oneπέμψαντάhaving sentμε.Me.
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ἐγὼI myselfφῶςa lightεἰςintoτὸνtheκόσμονworldἐλήλυθα,have come,ἵναso thatπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoπιστεύωνis believingεἰςinἐμὲMe myselfἐνinτῇtheσκοτίᾳdarknessμὴnotμείνῃ.may abide.
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καὶAndἐάνifτίςanyoneμουMyἀκούσῃshall hearτῶνtheῥημάτωνdeclarationsκαὶandμὴnotφυλάξῃ,shall keep them,ἐγὼI myselfοὐnotκρίνωdo judgeαὐτόν·him;οὐnotγὰρforἦλθονI cameἵναthatκρίνωI may judgeτὸνtheκόσμονworldἀλλ᾽butἵναthatσώσωI may saveτὸνtheκόσμον.world.
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ὁThe oneἀθετῶνrejectingἐμὲMe myselfκαὶandμὴnotλαμβάνωνreceivingτὰtheῥήματάdeclarationsμουof Mineἔχειhasτὸνoneκρίνονταjudgingαὐτόν·him:ὁTheλόγοςwordὃνwhichἐλάλησα,I spoke,ἐκεῖνοςthat oneκρινεῖwill judgeαὐτὸνhimἐνinτῇtheἐσχάτῃlastἡμέρᾳ.day.
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ὅτιForἐγὼI myselfἐξfromἐμαυτοῦMyselfοὐκnotἐλάλησα,spoke,ἀλλ᾽butὁtheπέμψαςhaving sentμεMeπατήρ,FatherαὐτόςHimselfμοιMeἐντολὴνa commandmentδέδωκενhas givenτίwhatεἴπωI may sayκαὶandτίwhatλαλήσω.I may speak.
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καὶAndοἶδαI knowὅτιthatἡtheἐντολὴcommandmentαὐτοῦof Himζωὴlifeαἰώνιόςeternalἐστιν.is.ἃWhatοὖνthereforeἐγὼI myselfλαλῶ,speakκαθὼςeven asεἴρηκένhas saidμοιto Meὁtheπατήρ,Father,οὕτωςsoλαλῶ.¶I speak.

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