25. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honour the one who serves me.
27. ‘Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
28. Father, glorify your name!’Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.’
29. The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.
30. Jesus said, ‘This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
31. Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince 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. He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.
34. The crowd spoke up, ‘We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain for ever, so how can you say, “The Son of Man must be lifted up”? Who is this “Son of Man”?’