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NASB | John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 12:24 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone [just one grain, never more]. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest. |
Bible Question:
Hey guys, can anyone hlpe explian this passage to me? I know it has a message for every christian outside of predicting jesus's death, but I can't get my head around it. here's the verse: "24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." |
Bible Answer: I agree that the primary intent of what Jesus was saying was in reference to His death, resurection, and exaltation. What follows here is mere speculation on my part. I can't solidly back it up with scripture, and I certainly don't want to put words in Christ's mouth. Therefore, please take it with an appropriately sized grain of salt! There seems to be a spiritual principle that life often springs forth from death, and that this new life bears more abundant fruit than the old life. This pattern seems to appear throughout Genesis, for example, with people like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Samson, David, etc. Think about how they "died" to one life, were "reborn," and then bore great amounts of fruit. In a sense, we do the same thing as believers. We die to self, are reborn in Christ, and bear much fruit in our new life in Him. Just my 2 cents. |