John 12:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat
falls into the earth and dies,
it remains just a grain of wheat.
However, if it dies,
it bears much fruit.
²⁵ “Anyone who loves his life loses it,
but the one who hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.
²⁶ If anyone wishes to serve me,
he must follow me.
Where I am,
there also will my servant be.
If anyone serves me,
my Father will honor that person.