John 12
Six days before Passover, Mary anoints Jesus' feet with costly spikenard oil in Bethany, defended by Jesus against Judas' objection as preparation for his burial, while crowds seek Jesus and Lazarus, prompting chief priests to plot Lazarus' death[1][2]. Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly on a donkey amid palm branches and 'Hosanna' cries fulfilling prophecy, then teaches on his troubled soul, the necessity of his death like a grain of wheat to bear fruit, a heavenly voice glorifying the Father's name, judgment on the world, and unbelief fulfilling Isaiah's words, urging belief in him as the light[1][2].