John 12:12-36

New King James Version

The Triumphal Entry^(A)

^12 (B)The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³ took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:

^14 (D)Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

^16 (F)His disciples did not understand these things at first; ^(G)but when Jesus was glorified, ^(H)then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

¹⁷ Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. ^18 (I)For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. ¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ^(J)“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

The Fruitful Grain of Wheat

²⁰ Now there ^(K)were certain Greeks among those ^(L)who came up to worship at the feast. ²¹ Then they came to Philip, ^(M)who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

²² Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³ But Jesus answered them, saying, ^(N)“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. ²⁴ Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(O)unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much ^[a]grain. ^25 (P)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves Me, let him ^(Q)follow Me; and ^(R)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross

^27 (S)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? ^(T)But for this purpose I came to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify Your name.”

^(U)Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

²⁹ Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

³⁰ Jesus answered and said, ^(V)“This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. ³¹ Now is the judgment of this world; now ^(W)the ruler of this world will be cast out. ³² And I, ^(X)if I am ^[b]lifted up from the earth, will draw ^(Y)all peoples to Myself.” ^33 (Z)This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

³⁴ The people answered Him, ^(AA)“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

³⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer ^(AB)the light is with you. ^(AC)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; ^(AD)he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^(AE)sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and ^(AF)was hidden from them.