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Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
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“Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came!
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Father, bring glory to your name.” Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.”
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When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.
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Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine.
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The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.
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And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.”
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He said this to indicate how he was going to die.
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The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”
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Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.
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Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.” After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.
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But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.
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This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “ LORD, who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?”