John 12:23-50 ▼

23 And Jesus responds to them, saying, The hour has come, that the Son of man may be glorified.

24 Truly, truly, I say unto you, Unless the grain of wheat having fallen into the ground may die, it remains alone; but if it may die, it produces much fruit.

25 The one loving his soul shall lose it; but the one that hateth his soul in this world will preserve it unto eternal life.

26 If any one may minister unto me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my minister be: if any one may minister unto me, the Father will honor him.

27 Now my soul is troubled; and what do I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on this account I came to this hour.

28 Father, glorify thy name. Then a voice came from heaven, I have indeed glorified thee, and will glorify thee again.

29 Then the multitudes standing, hearing, said, That it was thunder; others said, An angel has spoken to Him.

30 Jesus responded and said, This voice was not on account of me, but on account of you.

31 Now is the judgment of this world: now the prince of this world shall be cast out.

32 And if I may be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men towards me.

33 And He spoke this, signifying by what death He was about to die.

34 Then the multitude responded to Him; We have heard from the law that Christ abideth forever; and how do You say, That it behooveth the Son of man to be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk about as you have the light, in order that the darkness may not overtake you: and he that walketh about in darkness does not know where he is going.

36 While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may be the sons of light. And Jesus spoke these things, and having gone out was hidden from them.

37 And He having done so many miracles in their presence, they were not believing on Him,

38 in order that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

39 Wherefore were they not able to believe, because Isaiah again said,

40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; in order that they may not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and turn, and I shall heal them.

41 Isaiah said these things, because he saw His glory; and spoke concerning Him.

42 Nevertheless indeed many of the rulers also believed on Him; but they were not confessing Him on account of the Pharisees, in order that they might not be put out of the synagogues:

43 for they loved the glory of the people more than the glory of God.

44 But Jesus cried out and said; The one believing on me, believes not on me, but on Him that sent me,

45 and the one seeing me, sees the one that sent me.

46 I have come a light into the world, in order that every one believing on me may not abide in darkness.

47 And if any one may hear my words, and not keep them, I do not judge him: for I came not that I may judge the world, but that I may save the world.

48 He that rejects me, and receiving not my words, has one judging him: the word which I have spoken, it will judge him in the last day.

49 Because I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father Himself having sent me, gave me commandment, what I shall speak, and what I shall say.

50 And I know that His commandment is eternal life. Now whatsoever thing I say, as the Father has spoken unto me, so I say.