The crowd greets Jesus as Israel's King, but the donkey, the coming Cross, and Lazarus's raised life reveal the saving rule of the One who conquers death without coercion.

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Greeks come seeking Jesus, and Christ announces that His hour has come: the grain of wheat must die, the ruler of this world will be cast out, and the lifted-up Son will draw all peoples to Himself.

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John closes the public ministry with Isaiah's witness, the danger of hidden faith, and Christ's final cry that to believe in Him is to come to the Father, while the rejected word will judge on the last day.

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Jesus enters His hour by washing the disciples' feet, revealing sovereign love, cleansing humility, servant leadership, and a warning that even betrayal cannot surprise or defeat Him.

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Jesus meets betrayal and overconfident love with the truth of the Cross, the new commandment, and a promise that reaches beyond Peter's failure.

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Jesus meets troubled hearts by giving Himself as the way to the Father, the perfect revelation of the Father, and the ascended Lord whose work continues through believing prayer.

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Jesus reveals Himself as the true Vine, calls His disciples to abide in Him, and sends them to bear lasting fruit through obedient love.

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Jesus prepares His disciples for the world's hatred, promises the Spirit of truth, and steadies them for faithful witness without stumbling.

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Jesus begins His High Priestly Prayer by asking the Father to glorify the Son, defining eternal life as knowing the Father and the sent Son, and entrusting the disciples who have received His words.

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Jesus prays for the disciples given to Him by the Father, asks that they be kept in the Father's name, sends them into the world, and sanctifies Himself so they may be sanctified in the truth.

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