John 12:24 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

John 12:24

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Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

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

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.

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life 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 {my} Father honour.

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John 12:1

"Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead."

John 12:2

"There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him."

John 12:3

"Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment."

John 12:4

"Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, which should betray him,"

John 12:5

"Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

John 12:6

"This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."

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