John 12:20–36

²⁰And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast, ²¹these then came near to Philip, who is from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus;’ ²²Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. ²³And Jesus responded to them, saying, ‘The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified; ²⁴verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit; ²⁵he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world—to life age-during shall keep it; ²⁶if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me—honour him will the Father.

²⁷‘Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say—Father, save me from this hour?—but because of this I came to this hour; ²⁸Father, glorify Thy name.’ There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, ‘I both glorified, and again I will glorify it;’ ²⁹the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, ‘A messenger hath spoken to him.’ ³⁰Jesus answered and said, ‘Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you; ³¹now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth; ³²and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.’ ³³And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die; ³⁴the multitude answered him, ‘We heard out of the law that the Christ doth remain—to the age; and how dost thou say, That it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up? who is this—the Son of Man?’ ³⁵Jesus, therefore, said to them, ‘Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth; ³⁶while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.’ These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them.