John 12:27-36

English Standard Version

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

^27 (A)“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, ^(B)save me from ^(C)this hour’? But ^(D)for this purpose I have come to ^(E)this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name.” Then ^(F)a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” ²⁹ The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, ^(G)“An angel has spoken to him.” ³⁰ Jesus answered, ^(H)“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. ^31 (I)Now is the judgment of this world; now will ^(J)the ruler of this world ^(K)be cast out. ³² And I, ^(L)when I am lifted up from the earth, ^(M)will draw ^(N)all people to myself.” ³³ He said this ^(O)to show by what kind of death he was going to die. ³⁴ So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that ^(P)the Christ remains forever. How can you say that ^(Q)the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” ³⁵ So Jesus said to them, ^(R)“The light is among you ^(S)for a little while longer. ^(T)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness ^(U)overtake you. ^(V)The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^(W)sons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.