and the will of him who sent me is this, that I should not lose any one of those he has given me, but should raise them again at the last day: this,

many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to condole with them upon the loss of their brother.

the Pharisees therefore said among themselves, don't you perceive we lose ground? you see what a world of followers attend him.

he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity.