Passage

John 12.25

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"23. And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24. 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."

"25. He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal."

"26. 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. 27. 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." (John 12:23-27, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"23. Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24. 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."

"25. He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life."

"26. 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. 27. “Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time." (John 12:23-27, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"23. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24. 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."

"25. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal."

"26. 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. 27. 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." (John 12:23-27, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"23. And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified; 24. 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;"

"25. 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;"

"26. 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. 27. '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;" (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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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