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John 12:23-28
English Standard Version
John 12:23-28
English Standard Version
23 And Jesus answered them, (A)“The hour has come (B)for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (C)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 (D)Whoever loves his life loses it, and (E)whoever (F)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must (G)follow me; and (H)where I am, there will my servant be also. (I)If anyone serves me, (J)the Father will honor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 (K)“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, (L)save me from (M)this hour’? But (N)for this purpose I have come to (O)this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then (P)a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
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John 12:23-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
John 12:23-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man(A) to be glorified.
24 “I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat(B) falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop.[a](C) 25 The one who loves his life will lose it,(D) and the one who hates(E) his life(F) in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant(G) also will be.(H) If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor(I) him.
27 “Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me(J) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!”[b](K)
Then a voice(L) came from heaven:(M) “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”(N)
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- John 12:24 Lit produces much fruit
- John 12:28 Other mss read Your Son
John 12:23-28
New King James Version
John 12:23-28
New King James Version
23 But Jesus answered them, saying, (A)“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, (B)unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much [a]grain. 25 (C)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him (D)follow Me; and (E)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross
27 (F)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? (G)But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.”
(H)Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
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- John 12:24 Lit. fruit
John 12:23-28
New International Version
John 12:23-28
New International Version
23 Jesus replied, “The hour(A) has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.(B) 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,(C) 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(D) for eternal life.(E) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(F) My Father will honor the one who serves me.
27 “Now my soul is troubled,(G) and what shall I say? ‘Father,(H) save me from this hour’?(I) No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven,(J) “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
John 12:23-28
Living Bible
John 12:23-28
Living Bible
23-24 Jesus replied that the time had come for him to return to his glory in heaven, and that “I must fall and die like a kernel of wheat that falls into the furrows of the earth. Unless I die I will be alone—a single seed. But my death will produce many new wheat kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. 25 If you love your life down here—you will lose it. If you despise your life down here—you will exchange it for eternal glory.
26 “If these Greeks[a] want to be my disciples, tell them to come and follow me, for my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them. 27 Now my soul is deeply troubled. Shall I pray, ‘Father, save me from what lies ahead’? But that is the very reason why I came! 28 Father, bring glory and honor to your name.”
Then a voice spoke from heaven saying, “I have already done this, and I will do it again.”
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- John 12:26 If these Greeks, literally, “If any man.”
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