destroy him: for | | and the principal they feared him, for| | men of the people all the multitude | | sought to destroy was astonished at | |48 him: and they his teaching. | | could not find | | what they might | | do; for the people | | all hung upon him, | | listening. [Footnote 1: Or, _a single_.] [Footnote 2: Many ancient authorities omit _of God_.] [Footnote a: Once more at the close of the Ministry in Jerusalem, as at the beginning, Jesus asserts his authority over the Temple as the Messiah. In both instances his authority is sharply challenged by the Jewish rulers.] § 130. THE DESIRE OF SOME GREEKS TO SEE JESUS PUZZLES THE DISCIPLES AND LEADS JESUS IN AGITATION OF SOUL TO INTERPRET LIFE AND DEATH AS SACRIFICE AND TO SHOW HOW BY BEING "LIFTED UP" HE WILL DRAW ALL MEN TO HIM Jerusalem (_Monday_) John 12:20-50 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship 21 at the feast: these therefore came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see 22 Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and 23 Philip, and they tell Jesus. And Jesus answereth them, saying, The 24 hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it 25 beareth much fruit. He that loveth his [1]life loseth it; and he that hateth his [1]life in this world shall keep it unto life 26 eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the 27 Father honour. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say [_see Ps. 42:6_]? Father, save me from this [2]hour. But for this cause 28 came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, _saying_, I have both glorified 29 it, and will glorify it again. The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An 30 angel hath spoken to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice hath 31 not come for my sake, but for your sakes. Now is [3]the judgement 32 of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up [4]from the earth, will draw all men unto 33 myself. But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he 34 should die. The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?