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Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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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.
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Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
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"Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—"Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.
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