John 12:1-19, Additional Reading: Job 22

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
 

Mary Anoints Jesus

12 Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 Mary then took a [a]pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to [b]betray Him, *said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for [c]three hundred denarii and given to poor people?” 6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it. 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [d]it for the day of My burial. 8 For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

9 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.” 14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” 16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him. 17 So the [e]people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him. 18 For this reason also the [f]people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this [g]sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 I.e. a Roman pound, equaling 12 oz
  2. John 12:4 Or hand Him over
  3. John 12:5 Equivalent to 11 months’ wages
  4. John 12:7 I.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial
  5. John 12:17 Lit crowd
  6. John 12:18 Lit crowd
  7. John 12:18 Or attesting miracle
 
 

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite [a]responded,

2 “Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
3 “Is there any pleasure to [b]the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
4 “Is it because of your [c]reverence that He reproves you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
5 “Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
6 “For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped [d]men naked.
7 “To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
8 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
9 “You have sent widows away empty,
And the [e]strength of the orphans has been crushed.
10 “Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an abundance of water covers you.

12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
Look also at the [f]distant stars, how high they are!
13 “You say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
14 ‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the [g]vault of heaven.’
15 “Will you keep to the ancient path
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations were [h]washed away by a river?
17 “They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can [i]the Almighty do to them?’
18 “Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,
20 Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And their [j]abundance the fire has consumed.’

21 “[k]Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 “Please receive [l]instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
23 “If you return to [m]the Almighty, you will be [n]restored;
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
24 And place your [o]gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
25 Then [p]the Almighty will be your [q]gold
And choice silver to you.
26 “For then you will delight in [r]the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
27 “You will pray to Him, and He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
28 “You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And light will shine on your ways.
29 “When [s]you are cast down, you will speak with [t]confidence,
And the [u]humble person He will save.
30 “He will deliver one who is not innocent,
And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 22:1 Lit answered and said
  2. Job 22:3 Heb Shaddai
  3. Job 22:4 Or fear
  4. Job 22:6 Lit clothing of the naked
  5. Job 22:9 Lit arms
  6. Job 22:12 Lit head, top-most
  7. Job 22:14 Lit circle
  8. Job 22:16 Lit poured out
  9. Job 22:17 Heb Shaddai
  10. Job 22:20 Or excess
  11. Job 22:21 Or Know intimately
  12. Job 22:22 Or law
  13. Job 22:23 Heb Shaddai
  14. Job 22:23 Lit built up
  15. Job 22:24 Lit ore
  16. Job 22:25 Heb Shaddai
  17. Job 22:25 Lit ore
  18. Job 22:26 Heb Shaddai
  19. Job 22:29 Lit they cast you down
  20. Job 22:29 Lit pride
  21. Job 22:29 Lit lowly of eyes

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