Jesus Predicts His Death
Some Greeks among the festival worshipers come up to worship.
N20ow there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
They ask Philip for help because they want to see Jesus.
21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
Philip tells Andrew, and both bring the request to Jesus.
22Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.
Jesus says the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
23But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Jesus compares himself to a grain of wheat that must die to bear much fruit.
24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Whoever loves life loses it, while whoever gives up life in this world keeps it for eternal life.
25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Anyone who serves Jesus must follow him, and the Father will honor the servant who serves him.
26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Jesus speaks of his troubled soul and refuses to ask for escape from this hour.
27Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
Jesus asks the Father to glorify his name.
28Father, glorify Your name!”
The crowd hears the sound and divides in its interpretation of what it has heard.
29The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
Jesus says the voice was for the crowd’s sake, not his own.
30In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
Now judgment stands on the world, and the ruler of this world will be cast out.
31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
When Jesus is lifted up from the earth, he will draw everyone to himself.
32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
John explains that Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death he would die.
33He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
The crowd objects that the Christ remains forever and asks who this Son of Man is.
34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
Jesus says the Light will be with them a little while longer and calls them to walk before darkness overtakes them.
35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Jesus calls them to believe in the Light while they have it, so they may become sons of light.
36While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.”