John 12:10-11

¹⁰So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

¹¹for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

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