King James Version · Under Rome
John 12
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Then six days before came to , where was which had been , whom he . There they made him a supper; and : but was one of them that sat with him. Then took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and the feet of , and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his , , ’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred , and given to ? This he said, not that he cared for ; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what was put therein. Then said , Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. Much people of the therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for ’ sake only, but that they might see also, whom he had . But the consulted that they might put also to ; Because that by reason of him many of the went away, and on . On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that was coming to , Took of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, : is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of . And , when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as , Fear not, daughter of : behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt. These things understood not his at the first: but when was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. The people therefore that was with him when he called out of his , and him from , record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. The therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. And there were certain among them that came up to at the feast: The same came therefore to , which was of of , and him, saying, Sir, we would see . cometh and telleth : and again and tell . And answered them, saying, The hour is come, that should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and , it abideth alone: but if it , it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life . If any man me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man me, him will . Now is troubled; and what shall I say? , me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. , thy name. Then came there a voice from , saying, I have both glorified it, and will it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, spake to him. answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what he should . The people answered him, We have heard out of that abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, must be lifted up? who is this ? Then said unto them, Yet a little while is with you. Walk while ye have , lest come upon you: for he that walketh knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have , in , that ye may be the children of . These things spake , and departed, and did hide himself from them. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they not on him: That the saying of the might be fulfilled, which he spake, , who hath our report? and to whom hath the arm of been ? Therefore they could not , because that said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their ; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their , and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said , when he saw his , and spake of him. Nevertheless among the chief also many on him; but because of the they did not him, lest they should be put out of the : For they loved the of men more than the of . cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not . And if any man hear my words, and not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but which sent me, he gave me a , what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his is life : whatsoever I speak therefore, even as said unto me, so I speak.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.