Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15“If you love me, obey my commandments.16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another gAdvocate, who will never leave you.17He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and …
Jesus, the Way to the Father
1“Don’t let your fhearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?3When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be …
31As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.32And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will soon give glory to the Son.33Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you …
21Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!”
22The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean.23The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table.24Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, “Who’s he talking about?”25So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is …
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
1Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.2It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.3Jesus knew that the …
The Unbelief of the People
37But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.38This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:
“Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?”
39But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,
40“The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened …
Jesus Predicts His Death
20Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration21paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”22Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus.
23Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.24I tell …
Jesus’ Messianic Entry into Jerusalem
12The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors13took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!”
14Jesus found a young donkey and …
1Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.2A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.3Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she banointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her …
The Plot to Kill Jesus
45Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.46But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.47Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.48If we allow him …