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John 12:16

Now his disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these were things written because of him, and they did these things to him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Fear not, daughter of Zion. Behold, thy King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt.

17Therefore the multitude, the one that was with him when he called Lazarus from the sepulcher, and raised him from the dead, testified.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19Therefore indeed, the Lord, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 18:34And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

Luke 24:25And he said to them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets spoke.

John 2:22When therefore he was raised from the dead his disciples remembered that he spoke this, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus said.

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

John 14:26But the helper, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Matthew Henry on John 12:13-20

Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem 12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when… Read the whole commentary →

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