16. The followers of Jesus did not understand this at first. But after Jesus was raised to glory, they remembered that this had been written about him. And they remembered that they had done these things to him.
17. There had been many people with Jesus when he raised Lazarus from death and told him to come out of the tomb. Now they were telling others about what Jesus did.
18. Many people went out to meet Jesus, because they had heard about this miracle.
19. So the Pharisees said to each other, “You can see that nothing is going right for us. Look! The whole world is following him.”
20. There were some Greek people, too, who came to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover Feast.
21. They went to Philip. (Philip was from Bethsaida, in Galilee.) They said, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
22. Philip told Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23. Jesus said to them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to receive his glory.
24. I tell you the truth. A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die. Then it makes many seeds. But if it never dies, it remains only a single seed.
25. The person who loves his life will give up true life. But the person who hates his life in this world will keep true life forever.
26. Whoever serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will honor anyone who serves me.
27. “Now I am very troubled. What should I say? Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, I came to this time so that I could suffer.
28. Father, bring glory to your name!”Then a voice came from heaven, “I have brought glory to it, and I will do it again.”
29. The crowd standing there heard the voice. They said it was thunder.But others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”
30. Jesus said, “That voice was for you, not for me.
31. Now is the time for the world to be judged. Now the ruler of this world will be thrown down.