Verse
John 12:24 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the…
“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.”
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The verses around John 12:24.
22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24Verily, 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.
25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26If 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.
Verse explanation
Jesus uses a simple observation from farming: a kernel of wheat kept in storage remains just a single kernel, but if it’s planted, a plant full of new kernels grows from it. It’s an image for speaking of His own death, which, according to the text, would produce something greater than if He had simply stayed alive without dying.
From the John 12 study in Bible in Stories.
John 12:24 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Na verdade, na verdade vos digo que, se o grão de trigo, caindo na terra, não morrer, fica elle só; porém, se morrer, dá muito fructo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, se o grão de trigo, ao cair na terra, não morrer, ele fica só; porém se morrer, dá muito fruto.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Les digo la verdad: hasta que un grano de trigo no se plante en la tierra y muera, sigue siendo un grano. Pero si muere, produce muchos más granos de trigo.
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