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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 13:31-35

This and what follows, to the end of John 13:31-14:31; was Christ's table-talk with his disciples. When supper was done, Judas went out; but what did the Master and his disciples do, whom he left sitting at table? They applied themselves to profitable discourse, to teach us as much as we can to make conversation with our friends at table serviceable to religion. Christ begins this discourse. The more forward we are humbly to promote that communication which is good, and to the use of edifying,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 13:31-32

13:31-32 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said: "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him; and now God will glorify himself in him; and he will glorify him immediately." This passage tells of the fourfold glory. (i) The glory of Jesus has come; and that glory is the Cross. The tension is gone; any doubts that remained have been finally removed. Judas has gone out, and the Cross is a certainty. Here we are face to face with something which is of the very warp... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 13:32

If God be glorified in him ,.... Seeing this is a certain truth, is indisputably matter of fact, that all the perfections of God are glorified in Christ, by his sufferings and death: God shall also glorify him in himself ; either "with himself"; with his own glory, which was promised to Christ, and which he had before the world was, and for which he prays, John 17:5 , or by himself: by his own power, in raising him from the dead, setting him at his own right hand, and crowning him with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:32

And shall straightway glorify him - Or, glorify him, ευθυς , immediately; "he did, not only in the miracles wrought at his death, but also in that remarkable case mentioned, John 18:6 , when the whole crowd that came to seize him were driven back with a word of his mouth, and fell to the ground. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:32

Verse 32 32.If God be glorified. Christ concludes that he will obtain a glorious triumph by his death; because his sole design in it is, to glorify his Father; for the Father did not seek his glory from the death of his Son in such a manner as not to make the Son a partaker of that glory. He promises, therefore, that when the ignominy which he shall endure for a short time has been effaced, illustrious honor will be displayed in his death. And this too was accomplished; for the death of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:1-38

A. The inner glorification of the Christ in the presence of those who received and believed on him . *** The Loges incarnate as life, light, love, and sacrifice, lavishing all his grace upon his own (Jn 13-17.). B. The outer glorification of the Christ in his Passion and resurrection . *** The fully manifested love laying down life that he might take it again, and lift these disciples into vital union with the risen life (Jn 18-21.). A. THE INNER GLORIFICATION OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:31-32

(The οὖν is not omitted by T.R. or Westcott and Holt. It stands on great authority. The different punctuation of Stephens, νὺξ ὅτε ἐξήλθε , dispensed with the οὖν ; but this arrangement is not followed by modern editors.) When therefore he (Judas) was gone out , and the Lord was left with his trembling but faithful eleven, his heart yearned over them without reserve or exception, and he speaks as though his Passion had begun, and even ended too. Jesus saith, Now is the Son... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:31-33

(1) The glorification of the Son of man, and of the Father in the Son . With John 13:31 the solemn valedictory discourse of our Lord commences—a veritable evangelium in evangelio, and by the aid of which we come more closely to the heart of Jesus. "Here," as Olshausen says, "we are entering the holy of holies in the Passion-history." We have, indeed, come through the courts of the temple, we have left the courts of the Gentiles, of the women, of the priests behind us, and have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:31-38

Separation and its issue. The departure of Judas sets Jesus free to discourse familiarly with his disciples. I. THE TRAITOR 'S DEPARTURE IS THE SIGNAL FOR THE REDEEMER 'S GLORIFICATION . "Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him." 1. Jesus regards his death, now so near, as involving his glorification . II. THE APPROACHING SEPARATION OF JESUS FROM HIS DISCIPLES . "Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:32

If God be glorified in him - If God is honored by him. If the life and death of the Messiah be such as to lead to the honor of God, such as shall manifest its perfections, and show his goodness, truth, and justice, then he will show that he thus approves his work.God shall also glorify him - He will honor the Messiah. He will not suffer him to go without a proper attestation of his acceptance, and of the honor that God puts on him. Jesus here confidently anticipated that the Father would show... read more

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