John 12:20-43

English Standard Version

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

²⁰Now ^(A)among those who went up to worship at the feast were some ^(B)Greeks. ²¹So these came to ^(C)Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” ²²Philip went and told ^(D)Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³And Jesus answered them, ^(E)“The hour has come ^(F)for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(G)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ²⁵^(H)Whoever loves his life loses it, and ^(I)whoever ^(J)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves me, he must ^(K)follow me; and ^(L)where I am, there will my servant be also. ^(M)If anyone serves me, ^(N)the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

²⁷^(O)“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^(P)save me from ^(Q)this hour’? But ^(R)for this purpose I have come to ^(S)this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify your name.” Then ^(T)a 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, ^(U)“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰Jesus answered, ^(V)“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ³¹^(W)Now is the judgment of this world; now will ^(X)the ruler of this world ^(Y)be cast out. ³²And I, ^(Z)when I am lifted up from the earth, ^(AA)will draw ^(AB)all people to myself.” ³³He said this ^(AC)to show by what kind of death he was going to die. ³⁴So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that ^(AD)the Christ remains forever. How can you say that ^(AE)the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” ³⁵So Jesus said to them, ^(AF)“The light is among you ^(AG)for a little while longer. ^(AH)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness ^(AI)overtake you. ^(AJ)The 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 ^(AK)sons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. ³⁷Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, ³⁸^(AL)so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

^(AM)“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹Therefore they ^(AN)could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

⁴⁰^(AO)“He has blinded their eyes
    and ^(AP)hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
    and understand with their heart, and turn,
    and I would heal them.”

⁴¹Isaiah said these things because ^(AQ)he saw his glory and ^(AR)spoke of him. ⁴²Nevertheless, ^(AS)many even of the authorities believed in him, but ^(AT)for fear of the Pharisees they did not ^(AU)confess it, so that they would not be ^(AV)put out of the synagogue; ⁴³^(AW)for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.