John 12:16

These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
understood	ἔγνωσαν egnōsan	G1097	to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applicatio… · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθηταὶ mathētai	G3101	a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
first	πρῶτον, prōton	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — accusative singular neuter
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
when	ὅτε hote	G3753	at which (thing) too · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
glorified	ἐδοξάσθη edoxasthē	G1392	to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
then	τότε tote	G5119	the when · adverb
they	μνάομαι mnáomai	G3415	to bear in mind
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
written	γεγραμμένα gegrammena	G1125	to "grave" · verb — perfect passive participle, nominative plural neuter
of	ἐπ᾽ ep᾽	G1909	properly · preposition
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
done	ἐποίησαν epoiēsan	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
him	αὐτῷ.¶ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and th…
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to you…
John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus wa…
John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Luke 9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
Luke 18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Luke 24:6-8 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:12-19

This story of Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists, as worthy of special remark; and in it we may observe, I. The respect that was paid to our Lord Jesus by the common people, Joh 12:12, Joh 12:13, where we are told, 1. Who they were that paid him this respect: much people, ochlos polus - a great crowd of those that came up to the feast; not the inhabitants of Jerusalem, but the country people that came from remote parts to worship at the feast; the nearer the temple of the Lord, the further from the Lord of the temple. They were such as came up to the feast. (1.) Perhaps they had been Christ's hearers in the country, and great admirers of him there, and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:16

when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, &c.--The Spirit, descending on them from the glorified Saviour at Pentecost, opened their eyes suddenly to the true sense of the Old Testament, brought vividly to their recollection this and other Messianic predictions, and to their unspeakable astonishment showed them that they, and all the actors in these scenes, had been unconsciously fulfilling those predictions.

Adam Clarke on John 12:16

Then remembered they, etc. - After the ascension of Christ, the disciples saw the meaning of many prophecies which referred to Christ, and applied them to him, which they had not fully comprehended before. Indeed it is only in the light of the new covenant, that the old is to be fully understood.

John Gill on John 12:16

These things understood not his disciples at the first,.... Or "at that time", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; or "on that day", as the Ethiopic version; they did not then know the sense of that prophecy, nor that the things which were now doing were a fulfilling of it: but when Jesus was glorified; was raised front the dead, and ascended to heaven, and was set down at the right hand of God, crowned with glory and honour; and when having received the promise of the Father, the Holy Ghost, and his gifts, he poured them forth in a very plenteous and extraordinary manner upon them; whereby their minds were greatly illuminated, and they had a very distinct knowledge of the Scriptur…

The Church Fathers

(Tr. li) i. e. When He showed the power of His resurrection, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things unto Him, i. e. those things that were written of Him.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Evangelist does not hesitate to mention the ignorance of the disciples, nor their subsequent understanding, since he did not care about the respect of people but pleads for the glory of the Spirit and shows what kind of men the disciples were before the resurrection and what sort of men they had become after the resurrection.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 8

"These things understood not His disciples at the first; but when Jesus was glorified," that is, when He had manifested the power of His resurrection, "then remembered they that these things were written of Him, and they had done these things unto Him," that is, they did nothing else but what had been written concerning Him. In short, mentally comparing with the contents of Scripture what was accomplished both prior to and in the course of our Lord's passion, they found this also therein, that it was in accordance with the utterance of the prophets that He sat on an ass's colt.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 51

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John 12:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:16

Adam Clarke on John 12:16

John Gill on John 12:16

The Church Fathers

John 12:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:16

Adam Clarke on John 12:16

John Gill on John 12:16

The Church Fathers

John Calvin on John 12:16-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 12:16