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John 12:23

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
ἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiansweredG611 →
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λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004 →
ἐλήλυθενelēluthenHas comeG2064 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
ὥραhōrahourG5610 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
δοξασθῇdoxasthēamay be glorifiedG1392 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouof Man.G444 →

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John 2:4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.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.John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.John 13:31–32When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.John 12:27Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.John 17:1–5When 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.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.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.Isaiah 49:5–6And 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—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.1 Peter 2:9–10But 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.John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.Matthew 26:18He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”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.”Isaiah 53:10–12Yet 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.John 13:32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

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