John 12:17-50 (Gospel, Matins)
- 17
- Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
- 18
- For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
- 19
- The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”
- 20
- Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.
- 21
- Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
- 22
- Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
- 23
- But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
- 24
- 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.
- 25
- He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
- 26
- 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.
- 27
- 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.
- 28
- Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
- 29
- Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
- 30
- Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.
- 31
- Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
- 32
- And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
- 33
- This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
- 34
- 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?”
- 35
- 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.
- 36
- 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.
- 37
- But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
- 38
- 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?”
- 39
- Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
- 40
- “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.”
- 41
- These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
- 42
- Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
- 43
- for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
- 44
- Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
- 45
- And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
- 46
- I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
- 47
- And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
- 48
- He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him – the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.
- 49
- For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.
- 50
- And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”