18. Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.
19. Thus the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”
20. Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.
21. So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
22. Philip went and told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.
23. Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24. I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.
25. The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
26. If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
27. “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.
28. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
29. The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
30. Jesus said, “This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours.
31. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.
32. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
33. (Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)