er to purify themselves. (56)Then they
sought for Jesus, and said one to another, as they stood in the temple,
What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? (57)Now both the
chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any
person knew where he was, they should declare it, that they might
apprehend him.

CHAP. XII.

JESUS then before the days of the passover came to Bethany, where the
deceased Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. (2)Therefore
they made him a supper there; and Martha waited: but Lazarus was one of
those who sat at table with him. (3)Then Mary taking a pound of
unadulterated balm of nard, very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus,
and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the
odour of the ointment. (4)Then said one of his disciples, Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was preparing to betray him,
(5)Wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred
denarii, and given to the poor? (6)Now he said this, not that he cared
for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and
carried the money put therein. (7)Then said Jesus, Let her alone: for
the day of my burial hath she reserved this. (8)For the poor ye have
always with you; but me ye have not always.

(9)Then the whole multitude of the Jews knew that he was there: and
they came not for the sake of Jesus only, but also that they might see
Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. (10)Then the chief priests
consulted how they might kill Lazarus also; (11)because on his account
many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

(12)On the morrow a great multitude who came to the feast, when they
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, (13)took branches of palm,
and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! blessed is the king of
Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

(14)Then Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it is
written, (15)"Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh,
sitting on the foal of an ass." (16)These things indeed knew not his
disciples at first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered
that these things were written of him, and that they had done these
things unto him.

(17)Then the multitude that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of
the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore their testimony.
(18)Therefore also the multitude met him, because they had heard that
he had done this miracle. (19)Then said t