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When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
John 13:31 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
  • KJV Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
  • NKJV So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
  • NASB Therefore when he had left, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;
  • NLT As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.

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Quick answer

With Judas gone, Jesus declares that the Son of Man has now been glorified, and God in Him. It interprets the approaching cross as the moment of glory.

Overview

Jesus speaks of His coming death as already accomplished glory, for through the cross the Son and the Father are most gloriously revealed. What looks like defeat is in truth the supreme display of God's love and saving power. The verse teaches that Christ's glory shines brightest in His self-giving on the cross.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • 1 Pet 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
  • John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  • John 16:14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
  • John 7:39He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
  • 1 Pet 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
  • Acts 2:36Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
  • Eph 1:5–8He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  • Heb 5:5–9So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
  • Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  • Rom 15:6–9so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • John 11:4When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  • John 12:23But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  • Eph 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
  • Phil 2:11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • Eph 2:7in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
  • Col 2:14–15having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
  • Eph 1:12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
  • Rev 5:9–14And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
  • John 12:28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
  • John 17:1–6When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
  • Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
  • 2 Cor 4:4–6The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • 2 Cor 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  • Luke 2:10–14But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
  • Isa 49:3–6He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”

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Christ at the center

John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.

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