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.
इसके बाद वह गेहूँ के दाने का दृष्टांत देते हुए कहता है कि पहले गेहूँ का दाना भूमि में पड़ता है, फिर मर जाता है और इसके बाद ही बहुत फल लाता है ।