New American Standard Bible

John 12:18-25 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

18. For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

19. So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him."

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

21. these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

22. Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.

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

24. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

25. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.