John 12:20-36
Legacy Standard Bible
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now there were some (A)Greeks among those who were going up to worship at (B)the feast; 21 these then came to (C)Philip, who was from (D)Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip *came and *told (E)Andrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus. 23 And Jesus *answered them, saying, “(F)The hour has come for the Son of Man to (G)be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (H)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 (I)He who loves his [a]life loses it, and he who (J)hates his [b]life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 If anyone [c]serves Me, he must follow Me; and (K)where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone [d]serves Me, the Father will (L)honor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 “(M)Now (N)My soul has become dismayed; and what shall I say, ‘(O)Father, (P)save Me from (Q)this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 (R)Father, glorify Your name.” Then a (S)voice came from heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “(T)An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, “(U)This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. 31 (V)Now judgment is upon this world; now (W)the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I (X)am lifted up from the earth, will (Y)draw all men to Myself.” 33 But He was saying this (Z)to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die. 34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from (AA)the Law that (AB)the [e]Christ is to remain forever; and how do You say, ‘The (AC)Son of Man must be (AD)lifted up’? Who is this (AE)Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “(AF)For a little while longer (AG)the Light is among you. (AH)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who (AI)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the Light, (AJ)believe in the Light, so that you may become (AK)sons of Light.”
These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and [f](AL)hid Himself from them.
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- John 12:25 Lit soul
- John 12:25 Lit soul
- John 12:26 Or is serving
- John 12:26 Or is serving
- John 12:34 Messiah
- John 12:36 Lit was hidden
John 12:20-36
Revised Standard Version
Some Greeks Wish to See Jesus
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Beth-sa′ida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.
Jesus Speaks about His Death
27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out; 32 and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.” 33 He said this to show by what death he was to die. 34 The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?” 35 Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
When Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from them.
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