Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Message"Truly, truly, I tell you—unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces a rich harvest."
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.G"Amen, amen, I tell you—unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
KJV
King James VersionVerily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleTruly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Footnotes
kokkos sitou (v.24): A single grain of wheat—small, hard, apparently inert. Monos menei ("remains alone") is stark: it stays solitary. The agricultural logic was self-evident to the original audience—grain planted without dying in the soil produces nothing; only the death of its outer husk releases the life within. This is not metaphor imposed on the text; it is biological observation harnessed as eschatological revelation. The saying functions as Yeshua's own interpretation of His approaching death, making the cross not a tragedy but a planting. F.O.G uses "Amen, amen" (the Hebrew affirmation preserved in Greek transliteration); F.O.G Message uses "Truly, truly" following familiar liturgical English.
