John12.1-19

May 03, 2026

Jeff Harrington

John 12:1–19 marks a turning point as Jesus approaches the final week of his life, beginning in Bethany with a deeply personal act of devotion—Mary anointing him with costly perfume, foreshadowing his impending death and revealing true worship in contrast to Judas’s self-interest. This culminates in the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where Jesus is publicly hailed as king with shouts of “Hosanna,” yet he enters humbly on a donkey in fulfillment of prophecy, signaling a kingdom unlike what many expected.