Joh 12:28 | TNotes | STEP | 12:28 a voice spoke from heaven: Cp. Matt 3:17 ; 17:5 ; Mark 1:11 ; 9:7 ; Luke 3:22 ; 9:35 . • God had already brought glory to himself when Christ entered the world (John 1:14 ) and through Jesus’ work, which showed God’s power to the world. • I will do so again: The final display of glory would come at the cross (see 12:23 ; 17:1 ). In John, the cross is an event of glory as Christ was “lifted up” (12:32 ) and glorified there. Jesus was prepared for crucifixion like a king coming to his coronation; the cross was like a throne (see 19:19-22 ), and he was buried like royalty. Jesus’ time of glorification included the entire sequence from arrest through resurrection.

a12:28►

bMatt 3:17►

c17:5►

dMark 1:11►

e9:7►

fLuke 3:22►

g9:35►

hJohn 1:14►

i12:23►

j17:1►

k12:32►

l19:19-22►

‏ John 12:28

12:28 ^a a voice spoke from heaven: Cp. Matt 3:17 ^b; 17:5 ^c; Mark 1:11 ^d; 9:7 ^e; Luke 3:22 ^f; 9:35 ^g.

• God had already brought glory to himself when Christ entered the world (John 1:14 ^h) and through Jesus’ work, which showed God’s power to the world.

• I will do so again: The final display of glory would come at the cross (see 12:23 ⁱ; 17:1 ^j). In John, the cross is an event of glory as Christ was “lifted up” (12:32 ^k) and glorified there. Jesus was prepared for crucifixion like a king coming to his coronation; the cross was like a throne (see 19:19-22 ^l), and he was buried like royalty. Jesus’ time of glorification included the entire sequence from arrest through resurrection.