²⁰Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. ²¹So they came to Philip, ^cwho was from Bethsaida ^din Galilee, ^eand requested of him, “Sir, ^fwe want to see Jesus.”

²²Philip went and told Andrew; ^gthen Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the ^•Son of Man ^hto be glorified.

²⁴“^•I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat ⁱfalls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. ^j^k²⁵The one who loves his life will lose it, ^land the one who hates ^mhis life ⁿin this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant ^oalso will be. ^pIf anyone serves Me, the Father will honor ^qhim.

²⁷“Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me ^rfrom this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify Your name!” ^s^t

Then a voice ^ucame from heaven: ^v“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!” ^w

²⁹The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

³⁰Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for Me, but for you. ^x³¹Now is the judgment of this world. ^yNow the ruler of this ^•world ^zwill be cast out. ^a³²As for Me, if I am lifted up ^bfrom the earth I will draw all people to Myself.” ^c³³He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die. ^d

³⁴Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. ^eSo how can You say, ‘The Son of Man ^fmust be lifted up’? ^gWho is this Son of Man?”

³⁵Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. ^hWalk while you have the light ⁱso that darkness doesn’t overtake you. ^jThe one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going. ^k³⁶While you have the light, ^lbelieve in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them. ^m

Read in Logos

John 12:28: “Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

Footnotes

•Most frequent title Jesus used for Himself (Dn 7:13; Mt 8:20)
•This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk, and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you; in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.
j12:24 produces much fruit
s12:28 Other read Your Son
•The organized Satanic system that is opposed to God and hostile to Jesus and His followers; it also refers to the non-Christian culture including governments, educational systems, and businesses.
b12:32 Or exalted
g12:34 Or exalted

Cross references

c12:21 Mk 3:18
d12:21 Mt 11:21; Mk 6:45; 8:22; Lk 9:10; 10:13; Jn 1:44
e12:21 Mt 17:22
f12:21 Col 3:22
g12:22 Jn 6:8
h12:23 Mk 2:10
i12:24 Lk 16:7
k12:24 1Co 15:36
l12:25 Jn 10:28
m12:25 Lk 6:27; 19:14
n12:25 Mt 10:39
o12:26 1Co 3:5
p12:26 Jn 14:3; 17:24; 2Co 5:8; Php 1:23; 1Th 4:17
q12:26 1Tm 5:3
r12:27 Ps 3:7
t12:28 Jn 10:25; Ac 15:14; Rv 14:1
u12:28 Jn 5:37
v12:28 Rv 14:13
w12:28 Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12
x12:30 Jn 11:42
y12:31 Lk 4:6
z12:31 Jn 3:16; 14:30; 16:11
a12:31 Col 2:15; 1Jn 3:8
c12:32 Jn 11:51
d12:33 Jn 18:32
e12:34 Ps 89:36; Jn 15:4; 1Jn 2:17
f12:34 Mk 2:10
h12:35 Ps 118:27; Jn 7:33; 9:4
i12:35 Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46; 1Jn 2:8
j12:35 Php 3:12
k12:35 Jn 7:28; 8:14; 1Jn 2:11
l12:36 Jn 7:33; 1Th 5:5
m12:36 Lk 4:30