Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now
1among those who went up to worship at the feast were some
2Greeks.
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So these came to
3Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus. ”
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Philip went and told
4Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
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And Jesus answered them,
5“The hour has come
6for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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Truly, truly, I say to you,
7unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
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8Whoever loves his life loses it, and
9whoever
10hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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If anyone serves me, he must
11follow me; and
12where I am, there will my servant be also.
13If anyone serves me,
14the Father will honor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 15“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father,
16save me from
17this hour’? But
18for this purpose I have come to
19this hour.
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Father, glorify your name. ”Then
20a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again. ”
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The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said,
21“An angel has spoken to him. ”
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Jesus answered,
22“This voice has come for your sake, not mine.
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23Now is the judgment of this world; now will
24the ruler of this world
25be cast out.
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And I,
26when I am lifted up from the earth,
27will draw
28all people to myself. ”
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He said this
29to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that
30the Christ remains forever. How can you say that
31the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? ”
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So Jesus said to them,
32“The light is among you
33for a little while longer.
34Walk while you have the light, lest darkness
35overtake you.
36The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
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While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become
37sons of light. ”When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.