26. If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honour you.
27. Now I am deeply troubled, and I don't know what to say. But I must not ask my Father to keep me from this time of suffering. In fact, I came into the world to suffer.
28. So Father, bring glory to yourself.A voice from heaven then said, “I have already brought glory to myself, and I will do it again!”
29. When the crowd heard the voice, some of them thought it was thunder. Others thought an angel had spoken to Jesus.
30. Then Jesus told the crowd, “That voice spoke to help you, not me.
31. This world's people are now being judged, and the ruler of this world is already being thrown out!
32. If I am lifted up above the earth, I will make everyone want to come to me.”
33. Jesus was talking about the way he would be put to death.
34. The crowd said to Jesus, “The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
35. Jesus answered, “The light will be with you for only a little longer. Walk in the light while you can. Then you won't be caught walking blindly in the dark.
36. Have faith in the light while it is with you, and you will be children of the light.”After Jesus had said these things, he left and went into hiding.
37. He had performed a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him.