# John 12.25

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 23. And Jesus answereth them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">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 beareth much fruit.</span>
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> **25. <span class="rl-speech">He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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 Father honor.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.</span> (John 12:23-27, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 23. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.</span>
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> **25. <span class="rl-speech">He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time.</span> (John 12:23-27, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 23. And Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.</span>
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> **25. <span class="rl-speech">He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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 my Father honour.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.</span> (John 12:23-27, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;</span>
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> **25. <span class="rl-speech">he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world, to life age-during shall keep it;</span>**
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> 26. <span class="rl-speech">if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me, honour him will the Father.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">'Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say, Father, save me from this hour?, but because of this I came to this hour;</span> (John 12:23-27, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 12](/codex/john-12/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0025 - agapao](/codex/g0025-agapao/)
- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.