John 12:23

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“But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”

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“But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And Jesus responded to them, saying, `The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 12:23 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 49:5And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  2. Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
  3. Isaiah 55:5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
  4. Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
  5. Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  6. Mark 14:41When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  7. John 12:16At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
  8. John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
  9. John 13:32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
  10. John 17:1When 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.
  11. John 17:9I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
  12. 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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