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John 12:22-35 Young's Literal Translation Of The Holy Bible (YLT98)

22. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

23. And Jesus responded to them, saying, `The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;

24. verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

25. he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world--to life age-during shall keep it;

26. if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me--honour him will the Father.

27. `Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say--Father, save me from this hour? --but because of this I came to this hour;

28. Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, `I both glorified, and again I will glorify [it];'

29. the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, `A messenger hath spoken to him.'

30. Jesus answered and said, `Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

31. now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;

32. and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.'

33. And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;

34. the multitude answered him, `We heard out of the law that the Christ doth remain--to the age; and how dost thou say, That it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up? who is this--the Son of Man?'

35. Jesus, therefore, said to them, `Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth;

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