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For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"
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Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.
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Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
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Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
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But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
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Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
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He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
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Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again."
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Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."
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Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.
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Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
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And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself."
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This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
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The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
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Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
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While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
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But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
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that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"