John 12:16

John 12:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

Context of John 12:16

14And Jesus, when he had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on a donkey’s colt. These things his disciples understood not at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him, and that they had done these things to him. 17The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

John 12:16 word by word

ταῦτα οὐκ ἔγνωσαν αὐτοῦ οἱ μαθηταὶ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη Ἰησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• thingsταῦταtauta · thisG5023
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• understoodγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• rememberedμνάομαιmnaomai · to rememberG3415
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• wereἦνēn · wasG2258
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• concerningἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 12:16

• Luke 9:45But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.
• Luke 18:34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
• Luke 24:25Then he said to them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
• John 12:23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
• John 7:39(But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
• John 13:31Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• John 17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
• Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
• Acts 2:33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
• Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is seated on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
• Hebrews 12:2Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• John 2:22When therefore he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.
• John 14:26But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.
• John 16:4But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
• Luke 24:6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,

Commentaries on John 12:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Then 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 11:1-11; John 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. John 12:17 Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles. John 12:19 Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists. Many excellent things, both in the word and providence of God, disciples do not understand at their first acquaintance with the things of God. The right understanding of spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, prevents our misapplying the Scriptures which speak of it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The crowds did not fully understand who Jesus was. Even his disciples did not grasp the full meaning of what was happening. They saw the events, but they did not yet understand their true significance (their deeper meaning). After Jesus was glorified (raised up in death, resurrection, and return to the Father), things changed. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit, they began to understand more clearly (see 2:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. 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.Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings