After relating how a grain of wheat must die in order to bear fruit ​ — corresponding to his own dying and becoming a means to impart everlasting life to others — ​ Jesus extends an invitation to his listeners, saying: “If anyone would minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am there my minister will be also.
بعدئذ ،‏ يوجِّه دعوة الى سامعيه قائلا :‏ « إنْ اراد احد ان يخدمني ،‏ فليتبعني ،‏ وحيث اكون انا فهناك يكون خادمي ايضا .‏