john 12

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Joh 11:46-12:50 chiastic structure:

1a) Joh 11:46-12:11, Many believed in Him on account of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead;

1a) Joh 11:46-54, Chief priests: If we let Him alone, everyone will believe in Him/ they plotted to put Him to death;
1b) Joh 11:55-56, The Passover near/ they came up to Jerusalem + sought Jesus;
1c) Joh 11:57, The chief priests + Pharisees commanded that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it;
1d) Joh12:1-3, Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with costly oil + wiped them with her hair;
central axis) Joh 12:4-6, But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it;
2d) Joh 12:7-8, Jesus: Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial;
2c) Joh 12:9a, Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there;
2b) Joh 12:9b, They came to Bethany that they might see Lazarus, raised from the dead;
2a) Joh 12:10-11, The chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many believed in Jesus;

1b) Joh 12:9-18, The triumphal entry into Jerusalem/ Jesus glorified as the King of Israel;

1a.1) Joh 12:9-11, They came, not only to see Jesus, but also Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead/ believed in Him;
1a.2) Joh 12:12-13a, The next day a great multitude took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him;
1b) Joh 12:13b, And cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!”
1c) Joh 12:14, Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written;
central axis) Joh 12:15, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt;”
2c) Joh 12:16a, His disciples did not understand at first; but afterward they remembered what was written about Him;
2b) Joh 12:16b, And that they had done these things to Him;
1a.1) Joh 12:17, The people who saw Him raise Lazarus from the dead, bore witness;
1a.2) Joh 12:18, For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign;

1c) Joh 12:19, The Pharisees: Look, the world has gone after Him;

central axis) Joh 12:20, Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast;

2c) Joh 12:21-22, They came to Philip, asking: Sir, we wish to see Jesus/ the disciples told Jesus;

2b) Joh 12:23-30, Jesus: The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified;

1a.1) Joh 12:23a, But Jesus answered them: The hour has come;
1a.2) Joh 12:23b, Jesus: That the Son of Man should be glorified;
1b) Joh 12:24a, Jesus: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground + dies, it remains alone; but if it dies;
central axis) Joh 12:24b, It produces much grain;
2b) Joh 12:25-26, Jesus: He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life;
2a.1) Joh 12:27, Jesus: Shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour;
2a.2) Joh 12:28-30, Jesus: Father, glorify Your name/ A voice from heaven: I have both glorified it + will glorify it again;

2a) Joh 12:31-50, They did not believe in Him, although He had done so many signs before them;

1a) Joh 12:31-34, Jesus: Now is the judgment of this world/ If I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to Myself;
1b) Joh 12:35-36, Walk while you have the light/ believe in the light that you may become sons of light;
1c) Joh 12:37, But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him;
1d) Joh 12:38a, That the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke;
1e) Joh 12:38b, “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?”
central axis) Joh 12:39, Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again;
2e) Joh 12:40, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them;”
2d) Joh 12:41, These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him;
2c) Joh 12:42-43, Nevertheless many of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him;
2b) Joh 12:44-46, Jesus: He who believes in Me, believes in Him who sent Me/ I have come into the world as a light;
2a) Joh 12:47-50, I came not to judge but to save the world/ The Word judges him who does not believe;

1a) Joh 12:47a, And if anyone hears My words and does not believe;
1b) Joh 12:47b, I do not judge him;
central axis) Joh 12:47c, For I did not come to judge the world but to save the world;
2b) Joh 12:48, He who rejects Me + does not receive My words, has a judge—the word that I have spoken;
2a) Joh 12:49-50, I have not spoken on My own authority, but whatever the Father has told Me, that I speak.