John 12:28

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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Father	πάτερ, pater	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
glorify	δόξασόν doxason	G1392	to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
name	ὄνομα. onoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — accusative singular neuter
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
there	ἦλθεν ēlthen	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
voice	φωνὴ phōnē	G5456	a tone (articulate · noun — nominative singular feminine
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
heaven	οὐρανοῦ· ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
have	ἐδόξασα edoxasa	G1392	to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
both	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
glorified	δοξάσω. doxasō	G1392	to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
glorify	δοξάζω doxázō	G1392	to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
again	πάλιν palin	G3825	(adverbially) anew · adverb

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Cross-references

John 13:31-32 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Matthew 26:42 He 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 d…
John 11:40-44 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Revelation 5:9-14 And 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…
Isaiah 49:3-7 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 17:5 While 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 wh…
Philippians 1:6-11 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:27-36

Honour is here done to Christ by his Father in a voice from heaven, occasioned by the following part of his discourse, and which gave occasion to a further conference with the people. In these verses we have, I. Christ's address to his Father, upon occasion of the trouble which seized his spirit at this time: Now is my soul troubled, Joh 12:27. A strange word to come from Christ's mouth, and at this time surprising, for it comes in the midst of divers pleasing prospects, in which, one would think, he should have said, Now is my soul pleased. Note, Trouble of soul sometimes follows after great enlargements of spirit. In this world of mixture and change we must expect damps upon our joy, and t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:28

Father, glorify thy name--by a present testimony. I have both glorified it--referring specially to the voice from heaven at His baptism, and again at His transfiguration. and will glorify it again--that is, in the yet future scenes of His still deeper necessity; although this promise was a present and sublime testimony, which would irradiate the clouded spirit of the Son of man.

Adam Clarke on John 12:28

Father, glorify thy name - By the name of God is to be understood himself, in all his attributes: his wisdom, truth, mercy, justice, holiness, etc., which were all more abundantly glorified by Christ's death and resurrection, (i.e. shown forth in their own excellence), than they had ever been before. Christ teaches here a lesson of submission to the Divine will. Do with me what thou wilt, so that glory may redound to thy name. Some MSS. read, Father, glorify my name: others, glorify thy Son. Then came there a voice from heaven, etc. - The following is a literal translation of Calmet's note on this passage, which he has taken from Chrysostom, Theodoret, Theophylact, and others: "I have accomp…

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John Gill on John 12:28

The Church Fathers

"I am come," saith He, "in the Father's name; " and again, "Father, glorify Thy name; " and more openly, "I have manifested Thy name to men.
— Tertullian, On Prayer

(Moral. xxviii.) When God speaks audibly, as He does here, but no visible appearance is seen, He speaks through the medium of a rational creature: i. e. by the voice of an Angel.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

So, again, in that asseveration, "I have both glorified, and will glorify again," how many Persons do you discover, obstinate Praxeas? Are there not as many as there are voices? You have the Son on earth, you have the Father in heaven.
— Tertullian, Against Praxeas

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Dictionary and topics

Glorify — (1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4, 5). (2.) Spoken of God to “shew forth his praise” (1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31).
Voice · OF GO — OF GO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 12:28

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:27-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:28

Adam Clarke on John 12:28

John Gill on John 12:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 12:28

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 12:27-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:28

Adam Clarke on John 12:28

John Gill on John 12:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 12:27-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 12:28