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.

Cross-references

John 18:11 Parallel

John 18:11 has Jesus willingly drinking the cup from the Father — directly echoing his prayer for the Father to be glorified.

John 13:32 Parallel

John 13:32 continues the glorification theme, stating God will glorify the Son at once — echoing the heavenly voice's promise.

John 13:31 Parallel

In John 13:31, Jesus declares the Son of Man is glorified and God in him — directly linking to the prayer in John 12:28.

John 11:40-44 shows Jesus praying and raising Lazarus, displaying God's glory — a sign anticipating the greater glorification at Jesus' death.

John 11:4 Parallel

In John 11:4, Lazarus' sickness is for God's glory and the Son's glorification, prefiguring Jesus' own glorification through death.

John 17:4 Parallel

In John 17:4, Jesus declares he has brought glory to the Father by finishing the work — the fulfillment of the glorification requested in 12:28.

John 17:1 Parallel

In John 17:1, Jesus directly asks the Father to glorify him — the same prayer theme of seeking glory for the Father's name.

John 11:42 Parallel

In John 11:42, Jesus prays aloud for the crowd to believe — a parallel moment where he seeks the Father's glory through public prayer.

John 11:41 Parallel

In John 11:41, Jesus prays to the Father before raising Lazarus — here He prays again and the Father answers from heaven.

John 5:32 Allusion

In John 5:32, Jesus says another (the Father) testifies about Him — here that testimony comes audibly from heaven.

John 7:18 Parallel

In John 7:18, Jesus contrasts seeking self-glory with seeking the sender's glory — here He seeks the Father's glory.

John 17:6 Parallel

In John 17:6, Jesus says he has revealed the Father's name to his disciples — a specific way the Father's name is glorified.

John 9:3 Parallel

John 9:3 reveals the man's blindness was for God's works to be displayed, paralleling how Jesus' death displays God's glory.

John 8:49 Related theme

In John 8:49, Jesus says He honors the Father — here He prays for the Father's name to be glorified, an act of honor.

John 5:43 Related theme

In John 5:43, Jesus says He came in the Father's name — here He prays for that name to be glorified.

Revelation 5:9–14 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 5:9-14 shows all creation worshiping God, echoing the glorification of His name that Jesus prays for here.

Mark 14:36 Parallel

Mark 14:36 shows Jesus praying 'Abba, Father' and submitting to the cup — the same Father addressed in the main verse, now in struggle.

Matthew 26:42 records Jesus' Gethsemane prayer to drink the cup — a parallel to his earlier prayer for glorification through the same hour.

Matthew 17:5 shows the Father's voice at the Transfiguration declaring Jesus as his Son — another divine utterance like the one in the main verse.

Matthew 3:17 records the Father's voice at Jesus' baptism affirming him — similar to the voice from heaven in the main verse responding to Jesus.

Isaiah 49:3–7 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 49:3-7 speaks of the Servant in whom God displays His splendor and brings salvation — fulfilled in Jesus' glorification through death.

Luke 22:42 Parallel

In Luke 22:42, Jesus prays in Gethsemane 'not my will but yours' — here He also submits to the Father's will by seeking glory through the cross.

Mark 1:11 Parallel

In Mark 1:11, the Father's voice declares Jesus as beloved Son at baptism — here again a voice from heaven affirms glory.

In Matthew 26:39, Jesus prays 'let this cup pass' but submits — here he prays for glory, both express surrender to the Father's will before the cross.

1 Chronicles 17:24 Related theme

1 Chronicles 17:24 similarly prays for God's name to be established and magnified — identical theme to Jesus' prayer.

2 Samuel 7:26 Related theme

2 Samuel 7:26 prays for God's name to be great forever — directly parallel to Jesus asking the Father to glorify His name.

Joshua 7:9 Related theme

Joshua 7:9 pleads for God to act for His great name — the same concern for God's name's glory that Jesus expresses.

Leviticus 10:3 Related theme

Leviticus 10:3 states God will be honored and proved holy among those who approach Him — the same principle of God's name being glorified.

2 Peter 1:17 recalls the Father's voice giving honor and glory to Jesus — similar to the divine response in the main verse that glorifies the Father's name.

Luke 12:50 Related theme

In Luke 12:50, Jesus speaks of a baptism of suffering He must undergo — here He prays for the Father's glory through His impending death.

Philippians 2:8 describes Christ's obedience to death — the path that leads to the glorification Jesus prays for in John 12:28.