John 12:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

At first, Jesus' disciples did not understand. But after he had been given his glory, they remembered all this. Everything had happened exactly as the Scriptures said it would.

Cross References

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had said these things to the disciples, he was taken back up to heaven where he sat down at the right side of God.

Mark 9:32

The disciples did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask.

Luke 18:34

The apostles did not understand what Jesus was talking about. They could not understand, because the meaning of what he said was hidden from them.

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can't you understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said?

Luke 24:45

Then he helped them understand the Scriptures.

Luke 9:45

But the disciples did not know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them. They could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask.

John 12:23

Jesus said: The time has come for the Son of Man to be given his glory.

John 14:26

But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you.

John 16:4

I am saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember what I have said. I was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things.

John 17:5

Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created.

John 2:22

And when he was raised from death, his disciples remembered what he had told them. Then they believed the Scriptures and the words of Jesus.

John 7:39

Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

Acts 2:33

Jesus was taken up to sit at the right side of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and that is what you are now seeing and hearing.

Acts 2:36

Everyone in Israel should then know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ, even though you put him to death on a cross.

Acts 3:13

The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshipped has brought honour to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free.

Hebrews 12:2

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

Hebrews 8:1

What I mean is that we have a high priest who sits at the right side of God's great throne in heaven.