And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- BSB But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- NKJV But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
- NASB But Jesus *answered them by saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- NLT Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.
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Quick answer
Jesus declares the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. His glory will be revealed through the cross.
Overview
The arrival of the Greeks signals that Jesus' appointed hour has arrived. Strikingly, his 'glorification' refers to his death, resurrection, and ascension, not earthly triumph. This redefines glory around the cross, where Jesus accomplishes salvation and draws the nations to himself.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- John 13:31–32Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 17:1–5These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
- Mark 14:41And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Isa 49:5–6And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
- 1 Pet 2:9–10But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Isa 60:9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
- Isa 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
- Isa 53:10–12Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
- John 12:16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
- John 17:9–10I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
- Matt 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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