New American Bible, Revised Edition

John 12:16-25 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

16. His disciples did not understand this at first, but when Jesus had been glorified they remembered that these things were written about him and that they had done this for him.

17. So the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from death continued to testify.

18. This was [also] why the crowd went to meet him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

19. So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after him.”

20. Now there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the feast.

21. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”

22. Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

23. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

25. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.