New American Standard Bible 1995

John 12:20-42

20NowδὲdeG1161thereG1563were someτινεςtinesG5100GreeksἝλληνέςHellēnesG1672amongἐκekG1537thoseG3588who were goingἀναβαινόντωνanabainontōnG305up to worshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352atthe feastἑορτῇ.he'ortēaG1859;

21theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778thenοὖνounG3767cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toPhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,whoG3588was fromBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056, and began toaskἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we wishθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.”

22PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγειlegeiG3004AndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406;AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406and PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγουσινlegousinG3004JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

23And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “The hourὥραhōraG5610has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444tobe glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392.

24TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361a grainκόκκοςkokkosG2848of wheatσίτουsitouG4621fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098into the earthγῆνgēnG1093and diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it remainsμένει·meneiG3306aloneμόνοςmonosG3441;but ifἐὰνeanG1437it diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it bearsφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

25He who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590losesἀπολλύειapollueiG622it, and he whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889will keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442it to lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166.

26IfἘὰνEanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247Me, he must followἀκολουθείτω·akoloutheitōG190Me; andwhereὅπουhopouG3699I amG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563My servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249will be alsoG2532;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονῇ,diakonēaG1247Me, the Fatherπατήρ.¶patērG3962willhonorτιμήσειtimēseiG5091him.

27“NowΝῦνNunG3568My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590has become troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015;and whatτίtiG5101shall I sayG3004, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982Me fromthisταύτης;tautēsG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610’?But for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to thisταύτην.tautēnG3778hourὥρανhōranG5610.

28Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,glorifyδόξασόνdoxasonG1392Your nameὄνομα.onomaG3686.”ThenοὖνounG3767avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἦλθενēlthenG2064out of heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772: “I have bothG2532glorifiedἐδόξασαedoxasaG1392it, and will glorifyδοξάσω.doxasōG1392it againπάλινpalinG3825.”

29SoοὖνounG3767the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793of peoplewho stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476by and heardἀκούσαςakousasG191it were sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004that it had thunderedβροντὴν γεγονέναι.brontēn gegonenaiG1027 G1096;othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “An angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980to Him.”

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456has not comeγέγονενgegonenG1096for My sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223,but for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223.

31NowνῦνnunG3568judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920is upon thisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;nowνῦνnunG3568the rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889will be castἐκβληθήσεταιekblēthēsetaiG1544out.

32And I, ifἐὰνeanG1437Iam liftedὑψωθῶhupsōthōG5312up from the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, willdrawἑλκύσωhelkusōG1670allG3956menG3956to MyselfG1683.”

33But He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to indicateσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591the kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288by whichG4169He was to dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

34The crowdὄχλος·ochlosG3793thenοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611Him, “We have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191out ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551thatthe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547is to remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα,aiōnaG165;and howπῶςpōsG4459can You sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, ‘TheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163beliftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up’?WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?”

35SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “For a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089the LightφῶςphōsG5457is amongG1722you.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443that darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653will not overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638you; he whowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653does not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226he goesὑπάγει.hupageiG5217.

36WhileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100in the Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443that you may becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.”TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980,and He wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928Himself from them.

37But though He had performedπεποιηκότοςpepoiēkotosG4160soΤοσαῦταTosautaG5118manyG5118signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715them, yetthey were not believingἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100in Him.

38This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396whichὃνhonG3739he spokeG3004: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100our reportἀκοῇakoēaG189?And to whomτίνιtiniG5101has the armβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962been revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?”

39For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223they couldἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410not believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100,for IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268saidG3004againπάλινpalinG3825,

40“He has blindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and HehardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456their heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,soἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that they would not seeG3708with their eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788and perceiveνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539with their heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, andbe convertedστραφῶσινstraphōsinG4762and I healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.”

41TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saidG3004becauseὅτιhotiG3754he sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391, andhe spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980of Him.

42Neverthelessὅμως μέντοιhomōs mentoiG3676 G3305manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183evenκαὶkaiG2532ofthe rulersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him, butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of the PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330they were not confessingὡμολόγουν,hōmologounG3670Him,for fearἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that they would beputG656out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656;

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