₂₀Some Greeks were among those who had gone to Jerusalem to worship during the festival. ₂₁They went to Philip (he was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and said, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

₂₂Philip went and told Andrew, and the two of them went and told Jesus. ₂₃Jesus answered them, “The hour has now come for the Son of Man to receive great glory. ₂₄I am telling you the truth: a grain of wheat remains no more than a single grain unless it is dropped into the ground and dies. If it does die, then it produces many grains. ₂₅Those who love their own life will lose it; those who hate their own life in this world will keep it for life eternal. ₂₆Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honour anyone who serves me.

₂₇“Now my heart is troubled — and what shall I say? Shall I say, ‘Father, do not let this hour come upon me’? But that is why I came — so that I might go through this hour of suffering. ₂₈Father, bring glory to your name!”

Then a voice spoke from heaven, “I have brought glory to it, and I will do so again.”

₂₉The crowd standing there heard the voice, and some of them said it was thunder, while others said, “An angel spoke to him!”

₃₀But Jesus said to them, “It was not for my sake that this voice spoke, but for yours. ₃₁Now is the time for this world to be judged; now the ruler of this world will be overthrown. ₃₂When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.” ₃₃(In saying this he indicated the kind of death he was going to suffer.)