Part 21

012:020 Now some of those who used to come up to worship at the Festival were Greeks.

012:021 They came to Philip, of Bethsaida in Galilee, with the request, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

012:022 Philip came and told Andrew: Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

012:023 His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

012:024 In most solemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was-- a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.

012:025 He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.

012:026 If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.

012:027 Now is my soul full of trouble; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

012:028 Father, glorify Thy name." Thereupon there came a voice from the sky, "I have glorified it and will also glorify it again."

012:029 The crowd that stood by and heard it, said that there had been thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to him."

012:030 "It is not for my sake," said Jesus, "that that voice came, but for your sakes.

012:031 Now is a judgement of this world: now will the Prince of this world be driven out.

012:032 And I--if I am lifted up from the earth--will draw all men to me."

012:033 He said this to indicate the kind of death He would die.

012:034 The crowd answered Him, "We have heard out of the Law that the Christ remains for ever. In what sense do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is that Son of Man?"

012:035 "Yet a little while," He replied, "the light is among you. Be faithful to the light that you have, for fear darkness should overtake you; for a man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

012:036 In the degree that you have light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light." Jesus said this, and went away and hid Himself from them.

012:037 But though He had performed such great miracles in their presence, they did not believe in Him--

012:038 in order that the words of Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Lord, who has believed our preaching? And the arm of the Lord--to whom has it been unveiled?"

012:039 For this reason they were unable to believe--because Isaiah said again,

012:040 "He has blinded their eyes and made their minds callous, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their minds, and should turn, and I should heal them."

012:041 Isaiah uttered these words because he saw His glory; and he spoke of Him.

012:042 Nevertheless even from among the Rulers many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not avow their belief, for fear they should be shut out from the synagogue.

012:043 For they loved the glory that comes from men rather than the glory that comes from God.

012:044 But Jesus cried aloud, "He who believes in me, believes not so much in me, as in Him who sent me;

012:045 and he who sees me sees Him who sent me.

012:046 I have come like light into the world, in order that no one who believes in me may remain in the dark.

012:047 And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.