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Greeks at the feast seek Jesus

Some Greeks who had come to worship at the feast asked Philip to help them see Jesus. Jesus answered that His hour had come, compared His death to a grain of wheat bearing much fruit, and said that when He was lifted up He would draw people to Himself (John 12:20-36).

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📖 John 12:20–22

20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” 22Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.

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