John 12:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² Philip told Andrew, and then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³ Jesus ·said to [answered; replied to] them, “The ·time [^Lhour] has come for the Son of Man [^Ca title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14] to ·receive his glory [be glorified; ^Cthrough his death, resurrection, and ascension]. ²⁴ ·I tell you the truth [^LTruly, truly I say to you], a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to make ·many seeds [^Lmuch fruit]. But if it never dies, it remains only a single ·seed [grain].