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. Community and Growth - Page 7by Jean Vanier - 1989 - 331 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry - 1860 - 268 pages
...be no longer her only one, and that His word might be fulfilled : " Unless the grain of corn is cast into the earth, and dies, it remains alone ; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." By freely and fully accepting death, for her Son and herself, — a sacrifice, which, after that of... | |
| Elbert Russell - 1916 - 96 pages
...But his love for his people was not limited by any consideration for himself. Moreover, he knew that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains fruitless. Only by being lifted up on the cross could his life find power to draw all men to himself.... | |
| Chester Charlton McCown - 1921 - 280 pages
...this world and drawn all men away from their former allegiance to evil and transferred it to himself. "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it bears rich fruit."2 According to the Fourth Gospel the disciple... | |
| Grace Hutchins, Anna Rochester - 1922 - 168 pages
...of suffering. His own life would be victorious, not in spite of his death but because of his death. "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain ; but if it dies it bears rich fruit." 2 "Whoever tries to seiMatt. 20:20-28. 2 John... | |
| John Ferguson - 1970 - 300 pages
...sacred words and holy sights. Similarly Jesus promised: 'Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.' 'Glorious indeed,' cried an initiate, 'is that mystery vouchsafed by the blessed gods, for death is... | |
| Ralph Daniel Heim - 1947 - 228 pages
...they told Jesus. 2*And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat...remains alone; but if it dies, It bears much fruit. 26 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal... | |
| Walter Kasper - 1977 - 324 pages
...life will lose it ; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it' (Mk 8.35l. 'Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and...remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life'... | |
| Adrien Nocent - 1977 - 468 pages
...single mystery, a point so well made in John 12, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat...alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:23-24). The glory of God that we have seen is also Christ's triumph when he returns on the last... | |
| Adrien Nocent - 1977 - 336 pages
...glorification through and by means of his death: "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat...remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (12:23-24). A few moments later, a troubled Christ asks himself whether or not he should pray to the... | |
| Andrew Fitz-Gibbon - 2006 - 532 pages
...Andrew and Philip, 'The hour has come for the Child of Humanity to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those... | |
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