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Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. New American Standard Bible Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. NASB 1995
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- The oracle is introduced with a solemn Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω...
- 24 ESV
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls...
- 24 NIV
24 NIV - John 12:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a...
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall...
- 24 NASB
24 NASB - John 12:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a...
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24 NLT - John 12:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a...
- 24 Catholic Bible
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling...
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I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your...
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7. John 12:24 23 But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. 25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will ...
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One of the key realities of the Kingdom of God is that life springs from death. Jesus is speaking enigmatically in response to learning of the request of a certain company of Greek seekers. The time for meeting people and talk has come to an end. Jesus is saying that the hour has come for him to be glorified, to die like a kernel of wheat. What fol...
#1 “Very truly I tell you,” This is Jesus’s rhetorical way of emphasizing that what follows is a key declaration. Whenever Jesus speaks, his followers ought to be all ears. When he begins, “Very truly I tell you,” there must be an immediate response of obedience. #2 “unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single se...
NIV “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” NLT “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.” ESV “Truly, t...
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Nov 4, 2024 · But if it dies, it produces much fruit. The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:23–25, CSB). Jesus compared His death to a grain of wheat falling into the soil and perishing. Only after a kernel dies in the ground can new life sprout from it.
John 12:24. ESV Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. NIV Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
The Lord Jesus is the perfect picture of a single grain of wheat which can only become fruitful under certain circumstances: "For unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." A single grain of wheat has within itself a germ of life which has the capacity to become abundantly ...
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Nov 12, 2011 · If we only see the hard part, we will miss the power and the freedom. If we only see the glorious part, we will minimize the sacrifice. So let me show you four hard things and four glorious things that Jesus says. Four Hard Things. Verse 24: the grain of wheat must die. “Unless the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die. . . .” This is ...
