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John 12:24 KJV
John · chapter 12 · verse 24
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.John 12:24 · King James Version
John 12:24 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- abidethmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- Exceptean mēif not, unless, whoever... notG3362 →
- groundgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- wheatsitoswheat, grainG4621 →
- alonemonosalone , forsaken, destitute of help, alone, only, merelyG3441 →
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Honour is here paid to Christ by certain Greeks that enquired or him with respect. We are not told what day of Christ's last week this was, probably not the same day he rode into Jerusalem (for that day was taken up in public work), but a day or two after. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-26