23 Now Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told them, “The time has come for the son of humanity to be honoured. 24 I can assure you that unless a wheat seed drops into the ground and dies, it will stay just as it is, but if it dies, it’s able to produce a harvest. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, but the person hating their life in this world will stay alive forever.[ref] 26 Anyone who wants to serve me needs to follow after me, so that wherever I am, my servant will also be there. Anyone who serves me will be honoured by the father.

27 Now, I’m very troubled. What else could I say other than, ‘Father, let me avoid what’s coming’? But it was exactly this that I came for. 28 Father, may your authority be honoured.”

And a voice from the sky answered, “I’ve already brought honour to it and will do so again.”

29 That caused some in the crowd standing there to say that they’d heard thunder while others said that a messenger must have spoken to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus).

30 “That voice wasn’t for my sake,” Yeshua responded, “but for all of you. 31 This world is about to be judged and its ruler will be thrown out, 32 and when I’m lifted up[fn] from the earth, I will attract everyone towards me.” 33 By saying that, he was indicating how he was going to die.

34 So the crowd queried him, “We heard from the scriptures that the messiah will stay until the end of the age[ref] so why do you say that the son of humanity will be lifted up? And who is this ‘the son of humanity’?”

35 Yeshua answered them, “The light will be among you all for just a little bit longer, so get walking while you have the light so that you won’t have to deal with darkness. Anyone walking in the dark doesn’t know where they’re going. 36 While you still have the light, believe in the light so that you will become children of light.”

Yeshua said those things and then after leaving them, he was hidden from them.