John 12:16

His disciples knew not (at) first these things, but when Jesus was glorified, then they had mind, that these things were written of him, and these things they did to him. (His disciples at first did not understand the meaning of these things, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered, that these things were written about him, and that the people had done these things for him.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

15The daughter of Sion, do not thou dread, (or The daughter of Zion, do not fear); lo! thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s foal [or sitting on the colt of a she-ass].

17Therefore the people bare witnessing, that was with him, when he called Lazarus from the grave, and raised him from death [or and raised him from (the) dead]. (And so the people, who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, testified about that.)

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Cross References

Mark 16:19And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and he sitteth on the right half of God (or and he sitteth at the right hand, or on the right side, of God).

Luke 18:34And they understood nothing of these; and this word was hid from them (or and the meaning was hidden from them), and they understood not those things that were said.

Luke 24:25And he said to them, A! fools (or O fools!), and slow of heart to believe in all (the) things that the prophets have spoken.

John 2:22Therefore when he was risen from death, his disciples had mind (or his disciples remembered), that he said these things of his body, [Therefore when he had risen from (the) dead, his disciples had mind, for he said this thing]; and they believed to the scripture, and to the word that Jesus said.

John 12:23And Jesus answered to them, and said, The hour cometh, that man’s Son be clarified, (or The time hath come, for man’s Son to be glorified).

John 14:26but that Holy Ghost, the Comforter, whom the Father shall send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and shall show, [or remember], to you all things, whatever things I shall say to you. (but the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, whom the Father shall send in my name, he shall teach you everything, and shall remind you of everything, whatever I have 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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