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|The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

|The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

|So the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about what they had seen.

|So the crowd that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about what they had seen.

|I have translated one Greek word, μαρτυρέω, as "continued to tell others about what they had seen," since this word implies an eye-witness testimony of what we have witnessed first hand.

|I have translated one Greek word, μαρτυρέω, as "continued to tell others about what they had seen," since this word implies an eye-witness testimony of what we have seen first hand.

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|The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

|The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

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|So the Pharisees said to each other, "You see how nothing you do works? Look! The whole world has left to follow Him."

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|And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

|And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

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|Now there were some Greeks among them who came up to worship at the festival.

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|The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

|The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

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|And they came to Phillip, who was from Bethsaida, in Galilee, and were asking him, "Lord, we wish to see Jesus."

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|Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

|Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

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|Phillip came and told Andrew, and together, Andrew and Phillip told Jesus.

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|And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

|And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

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|Then Jesus responded to them with this, "The hour has come, when the Son of man shall be glorified.

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|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.

|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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|Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground, and dies, it remains a lone grain. However, if it dies, it produces a lot of seed.

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|He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

|He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

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|Whoever loves his life destroys it, and the one hating his life in this world guards it all the way to eternal life.

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|The phrase translated "guards it all the way to eternal life" calls to mind a caravan traveling a long and dangerous road, which is being protected by guards all the way to its destination. The idea is that only when you hate your physical life do you protect it from the temptations of this world that want to destroy it. When you do this, when you place more value on the eternal things of God than on the momentary physical pleasures of sin, then you will be able to guard and protect your heart from evil during the long trip of life all the way to its ultimate goal: eternal life.

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