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I. ITS MORAL CRAVING (ver. 21). These Greeks wanted Jesus for their soul as —

1. One who could solve their moral problems.

2. One on whom to centre their supreme love.

3. One to guide them rightly on the way of life.

II. ITS GRANDEST WORK (ver. 22).

1. To bring men to Christ is something more than to bring them —

(1)  To science and art. Such a ministry we disparage not, but highly prize.

(2)  To a church or sect. Numbers are thus engaged. Their inspiration is sectarianism; and their efforts often immoral and pernicious.

2. To bring them to Christ is to bring them —

(1)  To the only infallible Physician.

(2)  To the only efficient Educator.

(3)  To the only qualified Redeemer.

3. To bring to Christ you must be Christlike. You may bring crowds to your church by clap-trap; you can only bring them to Christ by a life of Christly stateliness, inspiration, and influence.

III. ITS SUBLIMEST TYPE (ver. 23).

1. Christ speaks with magnanimity in prospect of His death.

2. With triumph at the prospect of His glory — in His resurrection, exaltation, moral victories over all the errors, curses, miseries of the world.

(D. Thomas, D. D.)

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KJV: And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

WEB: Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast.