John 12:23
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Cross-references
In John 12:16, the disciples only understood after Jesus was glorified — the very hour spoken of in John 12:23.
John 13:31 echoes the same theme: Jesus declares the Son of Man is glorified, directly continuing the thought from the hour of glorification.
John 13:32 further develops the reciprocal glorification between God and the Son, closely linked to the hour's purpose.
John 17:1 opens Jesus' prayer with 'the hour has come' and asks for glorification, directly paralleling the announcement in John 12:23.
In John 17:10, Jesus says glory comes to him through his disciples, expanding on his own glorification in John 12:23.
In John 2:4, Jesus says his hour has not yet come — a direct contrast to the hour that has now arrived.
In John 13:1, the hour has come for Jesus to leave the world — identical to the hour of glorification.
In John 16:32, Jesus predicts the hour of his disciples' scattering — a dark aspect of the same hour that is his glorification.
Isaiah 53:10-12 details the suffering servant's death and vindication, directly fulfilled in Jesus' glorification through the cross.
In Matthew 26:18, Jesus speaks of his appointed time for the Passover — the same hour of his impending death and glorification.
In Mark 14:41, Jesus declares the hour has come for the Son of Man to be betrayed — directly parallel to the hour of glorification.
Matthew 25:31 describes the Son of Man's future glory, while John 12:23 refers to his cross-centered glorification — two phases of exaltation.