John 12:25-50

Christian Standard Bible

²⁵ The one who loves his life will lose it,^(A) and the one who hates^(B) his life^(C) in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant^(D) also will be.^(E) If anyone serves me, the Father will honor^(F) him.

²⁷ “Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me^(G) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name.”^[a](H)

Then a voice^(I) came from heaven: ^(J) “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”^(K)

²⁹ The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

³⁰ Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you.^{(L) 31} Now is the judgment of this world.^(M) Now the ruler of this world^(N) will be cast out.^{(O) 32} As for me, if I am lifted up^[b] from the earth I will draw all people to myself.”^{(P) 33} He said this to indicate what kind of death he was about to die.^(Q)

³⁴ Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah will remain forever.^(R) So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man^(S) must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

³⁵ Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer.^(T) Walk while you have the light^(U) so that darkness doesn’t overtake you.^(V) The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.^{(W) 36} While you have the light,^(X) believe in the light so that you may become children of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.^(Y)

Isaiah’s Prophecies Fulfilled

³⁷ Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill^(Z) the word of Isaiah^(AA) the prophet, who said:^[c]

³⁹ This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

⁴¹ Isaiah said these things because^[f] he saw his glory^(AH) and spoke about him.

⁴² Nevertheless, many did believe in him even among the rulers,^(AI) but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be banned from the synagogue. ⁴³ For they loved human praise^(AJ) more than praise from God.^(AK)

A Summary of Jesus’s Mission

⁴⁴ Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in me^(AL) believes not in me, but in him who sent me. ⁴⁵ And the one who sees me sees him^(AM) who sent me. ⁴⁶ I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me would not remain in darkness. ⁴⁷ If anyone hears my words and doesn’t keep^(AN) them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world^(AO) but to save the world.^{(AP) 48} The one who rejects me^(AQ) and doesn’t receive my sayings has this as his judge: ^[g] The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.^{(AR) 49} For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father^(AS) himself who sent me has given me a command to say everything I have said. ⁵⁰ I know that his command is eternal life.^(AT) So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me.”^(AU)