Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
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- WEB Father, glorify your name!” Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
- BSB Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
- NKJV Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
- NASB Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
- NLT Father, bring glory to your name.” Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.”
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Jesus prays, 'Father, glorify your name,' and a heavenly voice answers. The Father affirms his Son's mission.
Overview
Jesus' supreme desire is the Father's glory, even through his own death. The voice from heaven, declaring the name already glorified and to be glorified again, confirms divine approval of the whole work, including the cross. This is one of the rare moments the Father audibly speaks over the Son's ministry.
Cross-references & the web
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- John 13:31–32Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- Matt 26:42He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
- Rev 5:9–14And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- John 11:40–44Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
- Phil 1:6–11Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Matt 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Isa 49:3–7And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
- Matt 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Eph 3:21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
- Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- Mark 14:36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
- Luke 3:22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
- 2 Pet 1:17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- John 11:4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
- John 9:3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
- Mark 1:11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- John 18:11Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
- Eph 3:10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
- Eph 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
- Luke 9:35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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