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John 12:23

John 12:23
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... This is a certain truth in nature, Christ was about to assert; and what he signifies by it would be a certain fact, and which he mentions, that his death might not…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The hour is come - The time is come. The word “hour” commonly means a definite part or a division of a day; but it also is used to denote a brief period, and a fixed, definite, determined time. It is…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The hour is come, that the Son of man, etc. - The time is just at hand in which the Gospel shall be preached to all nations, the middle wall of partition broken down, and Jews and Gentiles united in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 12:20-26

Honour is here paid to Christ by certain Greeks that enquired or him with respect. We are not told what day of Christ's last week this was, probably not the same day he rode into Jerusalem (for that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And Jesus answered Better, But Jesus answereth. He anticipates the Apostles and addresses them before they introduce the Greeks. We are left in doubt as to the result of the Greeks" request. Nothing…