But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has 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.
- KJV And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
- BSB But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to 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
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- John 13:31–32When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
- John 17:1–5Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
- Mark 14:41He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Isa 49:5–6Now Yahweh says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honorable in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has become my strength.
- 1 Pet 2:9–10But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- Isa 60:9Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
- Isa 55:5Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.”
- Isa 53:10–12Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
- John 12:16His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.
- John 17:9–10I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
- Matt 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
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