John 12:23-27

23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 26:18
• 2. John 13:32; John 17:1
• 3. 1 Corinthians 15:36
• 4. Matthew 10:39; Mark 8:35; Luke 14:26; Luke 17:33
• 5. S Matthew 25:46
• 6. John 14:3; John 17:24; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:17
• 7. Matthew 26:38,39; John 11:33,38; John 13:21
• 8. S Matthew 11:25
• 9. ver 23