John 12:20-24

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now e among those who went up to worship at the feast were some f Greeks. 21 So these came to g Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." 22 Philip went and told h Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, i "The hour has come j for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, k unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:41 - 43
    Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake
    Acts 8:27
    And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
  2. Cross References
    Acts 17:4
    And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
    Mark 7:26
    Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
    John 7:35
    The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
  3. Cross References
    John 1:44
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
  4. Cross References
    Mark 13:3
    And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately.
  5. Cross References
    John 17:1
    When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you.
    John 12:27
    Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
    John 13:31 - 32
    When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
    Mark 14:41
    And he came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
    John 2:4
    And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.
  6. Cross References
    John 12:16
    His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.
  7. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:36
    You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
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