Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some sGreeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, t“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, uunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it vbears much fruit. 25 wWhoever loves his life loses it, and whoever xhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must yfollow me; and zwhere I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 a“Now is my soul btroubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, csave me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a dvoice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 eThe crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. fOthers said, g“An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come hfor your sake, not mine. 31 Now is ithe judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am jlifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 kHe said this lto show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains mforever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “The nlight is among you ofor a little while longer. Walk pwhile you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who qwalks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become rsons of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 sThough he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be tfulfilled:
u“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
40 v“He has blinded their eyes
and whardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of xthe authorities believed in him, but yfor fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be zput out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the aglory that comes from God.
Jesus Came to Save the World
44 And Jesus cried out and said, b“Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And cwhoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as dlight, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, eI do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but fto save the world. 48 The one who grejects me and hdoes not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not ispoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—jwhat to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. kWhat I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.
