John 12:14-25

¹⁴And Jesus found a young ass, and sat upon it, as it is written:

¹⁵Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

¹⁶These things his disciples did not know at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.

¹⁷The multitude therefore gave testimony, which was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the grave, and raised him from the dead.

¹⁸For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

¹⁹The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? behold, the whole world is gone after him.

²⁰Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day.

²¹These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.

²²Philip cometh, and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

²⁴Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

²⁵Itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal.