John 12:7-8

⁷אָמַר יֵשׁוּעַ: "הַנַּח לָהּ; הִיא שָׁמְרָה זֹאת לְיוֹם קְבוּרָתִי.

⁸הֲרֵי הָעֲנִיִּים אִתְּכֶם תָּמִיד, אֲבָל אֲנִי לֹא תָּמִיד אֲנִי אִתְּכֶם."b

John 12 marks a pivot point in the Gospel. Jesus is anointed in Bethany, enters Jerusalem as King, and then speaks of his coming death as a grain of wheat that must fall to bear fruit. The chapter closes with a summary of unbelief and a call to walk in the light. It is the hinge bet