"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour?' No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name."
John 12:23-28
It gets even crazier. But this is Jesus' response to the Greek who had come to see him. Do you think they got what they expected? I don't think so. Before we try to dissect what Jesus says, it is important to remember that God doesn't always give us what we expect. We need to remember this also when reading Scripture. It is often the unexpected things that Scripture says that ends up being what we need to be paying attention to.
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