19. So the Pharisees said to each other, “Look! Our plan is not working. The people are all following him!”
20. There were some Greeks there too. These were some of the people who went to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover festival.
21. They went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”
22. Philip went and told Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
23. Jesus said to them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to receive his glory.
24. It is a fact that a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die before it can grow and produce much more wheat. If it never dies, it will never be more than a single seed.
25. Whoever loves the life they have now will lose it. But whoever is willing to give up their life in this world will keep it. They will have eternal life.
26. Whoever serves me must follow me. My servants must be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to anyone who serves me.
27. “Now I am very troubled. What should I say? Should I say, ‘Father save me from this time of suffering’? No, I came to this time so that I could suffer.
28. Father, do what will bring you glory!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have already brought glory to myself. I will do it again.”
29. The people standing there heard the voice. They said it was thunder. But others said, “An angel spoke to him!”
30. Jesus said, “That voice was for you and not for me.
31. Now is the time for the world to be judged. Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out.