12:21. These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.
12:22. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and Philip told
Jesus.
12:23. But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come that the Son
of man should be glorified.
12:24. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into
the ground die,
12:25. Itself remaineth alone. But if it die it bringeth forth much
fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his
life in this world keepeth it unto life eternal.
12:26. If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am,
there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my
Father honour.
12:27. Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me
from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.
12:28. Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I
have both glorified it and will glorify it again.
12:29. The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it
thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.
12:30. Jesus answered and said: This voice came not because of me, but
for your sakes.
12:31. Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this
world be cast out.
12:32. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to
myself.
12:33. (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)
12:34. The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law that
Christ abideth for ever. And how sayest thou: The Son of man must be
lifted up? Who is this Son of man?
12:35. Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is
among you. Walk whilst you have the light, and the darkness overtake
you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth.
12:36. Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be
the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and
hid himself from them.
12:37. And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they
believed not in him:
12:38. That the saying of Isaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which
he said: Lord, who hath believed our hearing? And to whom hath the arm
of the Lord been revealed?
12:39. Therefore they could not believe, because Isaias said again:
They could not believe. . .Because they would not, saith St. Augustine,
Tract. 33, in Joan. See the annotation, St. Mark 4. 12.
12:40. He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they
should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart and be
converted: and I should heal them.
12:41. These things said Isaias, when he saw his glory, and spoke of
him.
12:42. However, many of the chief men also believed in him: but because
of the Pharisees they did not confess him, that they might not be cast
out of the synagogue.
12:43. For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.
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