John 12

Gen Z: John 12

1So, Jesus rolls up to Bethany six days before Passover, where Lazarus, the dude he brought back to life, was chilling.

2They threw a feast for him, and Martha was serving up the vibes; Lazarus was just vibing at the table with him.

3Mary brought a super expensive pound of spikenard ointment, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair; the whole house was lit with that scent.

4Then Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples and Simon's son, was like, "Yo, we gotta talk about this."

5He asked, "Why not sell this ointment for three hundred bucks and help the poor?"

6He said this not 'cause he cared about the poor, but 'cause he was a thief and held the money bag, taking what was in it.

7Jesus was like, "Chill, let her be; she’s saving this for my burial."

8You’ll always have the poor with you, but you won’t always have me, fr.

9A lot of Jews knew he was there, and they came not just for Jesus, but to see Lazarus too, the guy who got raised from the dead.

10But the chief priests were plotting to take Lazarus out too; that's savage.

11A bunch of Jews dipped out and started vibing with Jesus, no cap.

12The next day, mad people showed up to the feast, hyped that Jesus was rolling into Jerusalem.

13They grabbed palm branches and went to meet him, yelling, "Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel who rolls in the name of the Lord!"

14Jesus found a young donkey and hopped on it, just like it was written.

15No stress, daughter of Zion: your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt.

16At first, the disciples were like, "What?" But after Jesus got all the glory, they remembered these vibes were about him.

17The crew that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the grave and brought him back to life were the witnesses.

18That’s why so many people came to see him; they heard about that miracle, and it was bussin.

19The Pharisees were low-key stressing, saying, "Do you see we ain't got no rizz? The whole world is following him!"

20Some Greeks were in the mix, coming to worship at the feast.

21So this dude rolls up to Philip from Bethsaida, like, "Yo, we wanna see Jesus."

22Philip hits up Andrew and they both go tell Jesus, no cap.

23Jesus replied, "The time has come for the Son of Man to pop off."

24For real, I’m telling you, unless a grain of wheat falls and dies, it’s just chillin’ alone; but if it dies, it’s gonna be bussin’ with fruit.

25Whoever loves their life is gonna lose it; but if you hate your life in this world, you’ll keep it for eternal vibes.

26If anyone’s gonna serve me, they gotta follow me; and where I’m at, my crew will be too: my Dad's gonna honor whoever serves me.

27My soul's kinda stressed right now; what should I say? "Dad, save me from this moment?" But I came for this moment, periodt.

28Dad, make Your name lit. Then a voice from heaven dropped, saying, "I’ve made it lit, and I’ll do it again."

29The crowd that heard it was like, "Did that just thunder?" Others were like, "An angel just talked to him."

30Jesus said, "That voice wasn’t for me, it was for you guys."

31Now is the judgment of this world: the prince of this world is about to get canceled.

32And I, if I get lifted up from the earth, I'm gonna pull everyone to me, no cap.

33This he said to show how he was gonna go out, fr.

34The crowd was like, "We heard the law says Christ is forever, so why you saying the Son of man gotta get lifted up? Who even is this Son of man?"

35Then Jesus was like, "Yo, the light's only here for a bit. Walk while you got the light, or else the darkness is gonna hit you: if you're in the dark, you don’t even know where you’re going."

36While you got the light, trust in it, so you can be the children of light. Jesus said this, then dipped and hid from them.

37But even after he did so many miracles, they still didn’t believe, savage.

38So the prophecy of Esaias got fulfilled, like, "Lord, who even believed our message? And who’s seen the Lord's power?"

39They couldn't believe, 'cause Esaias said again,

40He made their eyes blind and their hearts hard; so they wouldn’t see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and be changed, and I could heal them.

41Esaias was all like, "I saw His glory, and had to spill the tea."

42Lowkey, a lot of the big shots believed in Him, but they were sus and didn't wanna flex it 'cause of the Pharisees.

43They were more about getting clout from people than the real deal from God.

44Jesus was like, "If you vibin' with me, you’re really vibin' with the one who sent me."

45And if you catch my vibe, you catch the vibe of the one who sent me.

46I’m the light in this world, so if you believe in me, you won’t be stuck in the dark, fr.

47If you hear my words and still don’t believe, it’s all good; I’m not here to judge, just to save, periodt.

48If you ghost me and don’t vibe with my words, you got a judge: the word I dropped will be the one to judge you later.

49I didn’t come up with this on my own; the Father who sent me gave me the 411 on what to say.

50And I know His command is life forever, so whatever I say is straight from the Father, no cap.

KJV: John 12

1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

18For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

33This he said, signifying what death he should die.

34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

44Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

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