New American Standard Bible 2020

John 12:20-36

20NowδὲdeG1161thereG1563were someτινεςtinesG5100GreeksἝλληνέςHellēnesG1672amongἐκekG1537thoseG3588who were goingG305upG305to worshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352atthe feastἑορτῇ.he'ortēaG1859;

21theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778peoplethenοὖνounG3767cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toPhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,whoG3588was fromBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰBēthsaidaG966of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and were makingG2065aG2065requestG2065of him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,we wishθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.”

22PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγειlegeiG3004AndrewἈνδρέᾳ,AndreaG406; thenAndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406and PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and toldλέγουσινlegousinG3004JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

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

24TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361a grainκόκκοςkokkosG2848of wheatσίτουsitouG4621fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098into the earthγῆνgēnG1093and diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it remainsμένει·meneiG3306aloneμόνοςmonosG3441;but ifἐὰνeanG1437it diesἀποθάνῃ,apothanēG599,it bearsφέρει.phereiG5342muchπολὺνpolunG4183fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

25The one who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590losesἀπολλύειapollueiG622it, and the one whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889will keepφυλάξειphulaxeiG5442itto eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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

27“NowΝῦνNunG3568My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590has become troubledτετάρακται,tetaraktaiG5015;and whatτίtiG5101am I to 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.doxasōG1392itagainπάλινpalinG3825.”

29SoοὖνounG3767the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793who stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476by and heardἀκούσαςakousasG191itwere sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004that it had thunderedβροντὴν γεγονέναι.brontēn gegonenaiG1027 G1096;othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “An angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenλελάληκεν.¶lelalēkenG2980to Him!”

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456has not comeγέγονενgegonenG1096for My sakeG1223, but for yours.

31NowνῦνnunG3568judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920is uponthisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;nowνῦνnunG3568the rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889will be castἐκβληθήσεταιekblēthēsetaiG1544outG1544.

32And I, ifἐὰνeanG1437Iam liftedὑψωθῶhupsōthōG5312upG5312from the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, willdrawἑλκύσωhelkusōG1670allπάνταςpantasG3956peopleto MyselfG1683.”

33NowδὲdeG1161He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to indicateσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591whatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288He wasG3195goingG3195toG3195dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

34The crowdὄχλος·ochlosG3793thenοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611Him, “We have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191fromthe LawνόμουnomouG3551that theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547is to remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα,aiōnaG165;and howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatYou sayλέγειςlegeisG3004, ‘TheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163beliftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up’?WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;¶anthrōpouG444?”

35SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “For a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089the LightφῶςphōsG5457is amongG1722you.WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043whileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653will not overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638you; alsoκαὶkaiG2532, the one whowalksπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653does not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226he is goingὑπάγει.hupageiG5217.

36WhileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192the LightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100in the Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you may becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of LightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.”TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424proclaimedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980,and He wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928Himself from them.

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