John 12:21-36

²¹So these men approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

²²Philip goes and tells Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

²³But Jesus answered them saying: “The hour has come for the Son of the Man to be glorified.

²⁴Most assuredly I say to you, if a grain of wheat, having fallen into the ground, does not die, it remains alone; but if it dies it bears a lot of fruit.

²⁵The one ‘loving’ his life will waste it, and the one ‘hating’ his life, in this world, will preserve it into eternal life.

²⁶If anyone would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, my servant will be too. Further, if anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

²⁷“Now my soul is distressed, and what should I say—‘Father, rescue me from this hour’? But this is why I came to this hour—

²⁸‘Father, glorify your name!’ ” Then a Voice came out of Heaven, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again!”

²⁹So the crowd that was standing by and listening said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

³⁰Jesus answered and said: “It was not for my sake that this Voice came, but for your sakes.

³¹Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be thrown out.

³²While I, if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself.”

³³(Now He said this to indicate by what kind of death He was about to die.)

³⁴The people answered Him: “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah remains forever; and so how can you say, ‘The Son of the Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘the Son of the Man’?”

³⁵Then Jesus said to them: “The Light will be with you just a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you; the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

³⁶While you have the Light, believe into the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said these things, and going away He was hidden from them.