 | Eugene H. Peterson - 2008 - 381 pages
..."The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. . . . Now is my soul troubled. And what should I say — 'Father, save me from this hour? No, it is... | |
 | Bruce W. Longenecker - 2005 - 317 pages
...credited to a late stage of development is 12:24-26: Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | William A. Barry - 2004 - 132 pages
..."The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | William A. Barry - 2004 - 132 pages
..."The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a gram of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | Robert S. Rivers - 2005 - 292 pages
...discipleship in John's gospel, Jesus tells the disciples: "Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | Maxwell E. Johnson - 2005 - 2330 pages
..."The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | David G. R. Keller - 2005 - 208 pages
...control of life in order to find life in its fullness. "Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
 | Peter Manseau - 2005 - 399 pages
...in all things. "'Unless the grain of the wheat fall into the ground and die ..." Father Bill wrote, "'it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit . . . '" It was a line of Scripture quoted often enough by churchmen who believed simply being a priest... | |
 | Steven Cassedy - 2005 - 238 pages
...Alesha the Gospel verse that serves as the epigraph to The Brothers Karamazov: "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but it if dies, it bears much fruit"(John 12:24). He then says, "Remember this. But thee, Alesha, have... | |
 | Michael T. Hayes - 2006 - 228 pages
...alone — and as long as we know that it is not only us, but God who dies. "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies it remains just a single...but if it dies, it bears much fruit." (John 12:24) In rural Ireland there is still a custom of sowing potatoes on Good Friday, a custom that hardly needs... | |
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Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 
