Chapter summary

John 12 — The Hour Has Come

Mary anoints Jesus for burial; he enters Jerusalem to shouts of "Hosanna"; and announces that the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified through the cross.

Mary anoints Jesus' feet with costly nard; he says she has kept it for the day of his burial.

Jesus enters Jerusalem on a young donkey to crowds crying "Hosanna! Blessed is the king of Israel!" — fulfilling Zechariah's prophecy.

When Greeks come asking to see Jesus, he says the hour has come: "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."

He prays not for his own deliverance but for the Father's name to be glorified; the Father answers from heaven — and Jesus says that when he is lifted up, he will draw all people to himself.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

John 12:24 “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.” John 12:32 “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.””

Original BibleDawn summary. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.