Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰Now eamong those who went up to worship at the feast were some fGreeks. ²¹So these came to gPhilip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” ²²Philip went and told hAndrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³And Jesus answered them, i“The hour has come jfor the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, kunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ²⁵lWhoever loves his life loses it, and mwhoever nhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves me, he must ofollow me; and pwhere I am, there will my servant be also. qIf anyone serves me, rthe Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

²⁷s“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, tsave me from uthis hour’? But vfor this purpose I have come to uthis hour. ²⁸Father, glorify your name.” Then wa voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” ²⁹The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, x“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰Jesus answered, y“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ³¹zNow is the judgment of this world; now will athe ruler of this world bbe cast out. ³²And I, cwhen I am lifted up from the earth, dwill draw eall people to myself.” ³³He said this fto show by what kind of death he was going to die. ³⁴So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that gthe Christ remains forever. How can you say that hthe Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” ³⁵So Jesus said to them, i“The light is among you jfor a little while longer. kWalk while you have the light, lest darkness lovertake you. mThe one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become nsons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

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