John 12:20-50
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20Now there were some aGreeks among those who were going up to worship at bthe feast; 21these then came to aPhilip, who was from bBethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22Philip *came and *told aAndrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus. 23And Jesus *answered them, saying, “aThe hour has come for the Son of Man to bbe glorified. 24“Truly, truly, I say to you, aunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25“aHe who loves his 1life loses it, and he who bhates his 2life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26“If anyone 1serves Me, he must follow Me; and awhere I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone 2serves Me, the Father will bhonor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27“aNow bMy soul has become dismayed; and what shall I say, ‘cFather, dsave Me from ethis hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28“aFather, glorify Your name.” Then a bvoice came from heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “aAn angel has spoken to Him.” 30Jesus answered and said, “aThis voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. 31“aNow judgment is upon this world; now bthe ruler of this world will be cast out. 32“And I, if I aam lifted up from the earth, will bdraw all men to Myself.” 33But He was saying this ato indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die. 34The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from athe Law that bthe 1Christ is to remain forever; and how do You say, ‘The cSon of Man must be dlifted up’? Who is this eSon of Man?” 35So Jesus said to them, “aFor a little while longer bthe Light is among you. cWalk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who dwalks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36“While you have the Light, abelieve in the Light, so that you may become bsons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and 1,chid Himself from them. 37But though He had done so many 1signs before them, they still were not believing in Him, 38so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “1,aLord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the 2Lord been revealed?” 39For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40“aHe has blinded their eyes and He bhardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and return and I heal them.” 41These things Isaiah said because ahe saw His glory, and bhe spoke about Him. 42Nevertheless amany even of bthe rulers believed in Him, but cbecause of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, 1for fear that they would be dput out of the synagogue; 43afor they loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.
44And Jesus cried out and said, “aHe who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45“aAnd he who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46“aI have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47“And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for aI did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48“aHe who rejects Me and does not receive My words, has one who judges him; bthe word I spoke is what will judge him on cthe last day. 49“aFor I did not speak from Myself, but the Father Himself who sent Me bhas given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50“And I know that aHis commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak bjust as the Father has told Me.”