New American Standard Bible 2020

John 12:20-36

20Now there were some 1Greeks among those who were going up to worship at 2the feast; 21these people then came to 3Philip, who was from 4Bethsaida of Galilee, and were making a request of him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22Philip came and told 5Andrew; then Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus. 23But Jesus answered them by saying, “6The hour has come for the Son of Man to 7be glorified. 24Truly, truly I say to you, 8unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 9The one who loves his 10life loses it, and the one who 11hates his 12life in this world will keep it 13to eternal life. 26If anyone 14serves Me, he must follow Me; and 15where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone 16serves Me, the Father will 17honor him.

27“18Now My soul has become troubled; and what am I to say? ‘19Father, save Me from 20this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 21Father, glorify Your name.” Then a 22voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29So the crowd who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “23An angel has spoken to Him!” 30Jesus responded and said, “24This voice has not come for My sake, but for yours. 31 25Now judgment is upon this world; now 26the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32And I, if I 27am lifted up from the earth, will 28draw all people to Myself.” 33Now He was saying this 29to indicate what kind of death He was going to die. 34The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from 30the Law that 31the 32Christ is to remain forever; and how is it that You say, ‘The 33Son of Man must be 34lifted up’? Who is this 35Son of Man?” 35So Jesus said to them, “36For a little while longer 37the Light is among you. 38Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; also, the one who 39walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36While you have the Light, 40believe in the Light, so that you may become 41sons of Light.”

These things Jesus proclaimed, and He went away and 42hid Himself from them.

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Notes

1. John 12:20 John 7:35 ↩
2. John 12:20 John 12:1 ↩
3. John 12:21 John 1:44 ↩
4. John 12:21 Matt 11:21 ↩
5. John 12:22 John 1:44 ↩
6. John 12:23 Matt 26:45; Mark 14:35, 41; John 13:1; 17:1 ↩
7. John 12:23 John 7:39; 12:16; 13:32 ↩
8. John 12:24 Rom 14:9; 1 Cor 15:36 ↩
9. John 12:25 Matt 10:39; 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33 ↩
10. John 12:25 Lit soul ↩
11. John 12:25 Luke 14:26 ↩
12. John 12:25 Lit soul ↩
13. John 12:25 Or for ↩
14. John 12:26 Or is serving ↩
15. John 12:26 John 14:3; 17:24; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; 1 Thess 4:17 ↩
16. John 12:26 Or is serving ↩
17. John 12:26 1 Sam 2:30; Ps 91:15; Luke 12:37 ↩
18. John 12:27 Matt 26:38; Mark 14:34; John 11:33 ↩
19. John 12:27 Matt 11:25 ↩
20. John 12:27 John 12:23 ↩
21. John 12:28 Matt 11:25 ↩
22. John 12:28 Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; 9:35 ↩
23. John 12:29 Acts 23:9 ↩
24. John 12:30 John 11:42 ↩
25. John 12:31 John 3:19; 9:39; 16:11 ↩
26. John 12:31 John 14:30; 16:11; 2 Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2; 6:12; 1 John 4:4; 5:19 ↩
27. John 12:32 John 3:14; 8:28; 12:34 ↩
28. John 12:32 John 6:44 ↩
29. John 12:33 John 18:32; 21:19 ↩
30. John 12:34 John 10:34 ↩
31. John 12:34 Ps 110:4; Is 9:7; Ezek 37:25; Dan 7:14 ↩
32. John 12:34 I.e., Messiah ↩
33. John 12:34 Matt 8:20 ↩
34. John 12:34 John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32 ↩
35. John 12:34 Matt 8:20 ↩
36. John 12:35 John 7:33; 9:4 ↩
37. John 12:35 John 12:46; 1 John 2:10 ↩
38. John 12:35 Gal 6:10; Eph 5:8 ↩
39. John 12:35 1 John 1:6; 2:11 ↩
40. John 12:36 John 12:46 ↩
41. John 12:36 Luke 16:8; John 8:12 ↩
42. John 12:36 John 8:59 ↩

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