Luther Bible 1545 (English)
said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth bound with graveclothes upon his feet and hands, and his face covered with a facecloth. JESUS saith unto them: Unbind him, and let him go.
Many therefore of the Jews which came to Mary, and saw what JEsus did, believed on him.
And some of them went unto the Pharisees, and told them what JEsus had done.
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a council, and said: What are we doing?
This person does a lot of sign.
So let us leave him, and they shall all believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take our land and people.
And one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said unto them: Ye know nothing, 50. Consider nothing: it is better for us that one man should die for the people, than that the whole people should perish.
And these things spake he not of himself; but, being high priest that year, he prophesied. For Jesus was to die for the people,
And not for the people only, but that he might gather together the children of God which were scattered.
From that day they took counsel, how they killed him.
And Jesus walked no more freely among the Jews, but went from thence into a region near the wilderness into a city called Ephrem, and had his being there with his disciples.
And the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the region before the passover, to be purified.
And they asked after JEsu, and said one to another in the temple, Why think ye that he cometh not at the feast?
And the chief priests and Pharisees had sent forth a commandment, if any man knew where
he was, to shew it, that they should take him.
(John)
Chapter 12
Anointing of Christ. Entry into Jerusalem. Sermon of the fruit of his death, even of faith and unbelief.
Six days before Easter came Jesus to Bethany, where Lazarus was, the dead man, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
And there they made him supper, and Martha ministered: and Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.
And Mary took a pound of ointment of unbleached precious nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the smell of the ointment.
Then spake one of his disciples, Judas the son of Simon, Iscariot, who betrayed him afterward: 5. Why is not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
And this he said not, that he asked for the poor: but he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare that which was given.
Then said JESUS, Let her alone. This she kept unto the day of my burial.
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
And when many of the Jews heard that he was there, they came not for JESUS’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
But the chief priests sought to kill Lazarus also.
For because of him many Jews went and believed on Jesus.
And the next day, when much people were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was come to Jerusalem,
And they took palm branches, and went out to meet him, crying out: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD, a king of Israel!
And Jesus overcame a little donkey, and rode upon it, as it is written: 15. Fear not, O daughter of Zion: behold, thy king cometh riding upon an ass’s colt.
But these things his disciples did not understand before: but when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done them unto him.
And the people which were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the sepulchre, and raised him from the dead, glorified the deed.
Wherefore also the people went out to meet him, when they heard that he had done this sign.
And the Pharisees said one to another, Ye see that ye do nothing: behold, all the world followeth after him.
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast.
And they came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and besought him, saying: Lord, we would gladly see Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and Philip and Andrew told JEsu further.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, The time is come that the Son of man should be glorified.
Verily, 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.
He that loveth his life shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world shall have it unto life eternal.
Whosoever will serve me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall my servant be also.
And he that will serve me, him shall my Father honour].
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, help me out of this hour! But this is why I have come to this hour.
Father, glorify thy name. Then came a voice from heaven, saying, I have glorified him, and will glorify him again.
And the people which stood by and heard said, There was thunder. And the rest said: An angel spake unto him.
Jesus answered and said, This voice is not for my sake, but for your sakes.
Now is the judgment come upon the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw them all unto me.
And this said he, to signify what death he should die.
And the people answered him, We have heard in the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou then that the Son of man must be exalted? Who is this Son of man?
Then said JEsus unto them: The light is yet a little while with you. While ye have the light, walk, that darkness overtake you not. He that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Believe in the light while ye have it, that ye may be the children of light.
These things spake JEsus, and went away, and hid himself from them. And though he did these signs before them, yet believed they not on him,
That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he saith, Lord, who shall believe our preaching, and to whom shall the arm of the Lord be revealed?
Wherefore they could not believe: for again Isaiah saith:
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor hear with their heart, and be converted, and I should save them.
These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
But many of the rulers believed in him; but for the Pharisees’ sakes they confessed it not, lest they should be put under the ban;
For they had rather glory with men than glory with GOD.
And Jesus cried out, saying, He that believeth on me believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.
I am come into the world a light, that whosoever believeth in me should not abide in darkness.
And whosoever heareth my words, and believeth not, him will I not judge: for I am not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
He that despiseth me, and receiveth not my words, hath he that judgeth him: the word which I have spoken shall judge him in the last day.
For I have not spoken of myself, but the Father which sent me hath given me a commandment what I should do and what I should say:
And I know that his commandment is life eternal. Therefore whatsoever I speak, that speak I even as the Father hath given me.
(John)
Chapter 13
Foot washing. Commandment of love. Judas’ betrayal. Transfiguration of Christ. Peter’s fall.
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his time was come to depart out of this world unto the Father, as he loved his own which were in the world, even so loved he them unto the end.
And after supper, when already the devil had put into the heart of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray him,
JEsus knew that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from GOD and was going to GOD:
And he arose from supper, and put off his garments, and took an apron, and girded himself.
And afterward he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to dry them with his apron, that he might be girded about.
And he came to Simon Peter; and he said unto him, Lord, wilt thou wash my feet?
And JEsus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Then said Peter unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. And Jesus said unto him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me.
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not the feet only, but the hands also, and the head.
Jesus saith unto him, He that is washed needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean
altogether. And ye are clean, but not all of you.
For he knew his betrayer well: therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
And when he had washed their feet, he took up his garments, and sat down again, and spake unto them again: Know ye what