John 2:11

2:11 Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, ¹  in Cana ²  of Galilee. In this way he revealed ³  his glory, and his disciples believed in him. ⁴ 

John 8:54

8:54 Jesus replied, ⁵  “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. ⁶  The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people ⁷  say, ‘He is our God.’

John 9:24

9:24 Then they summoned ⁸  the man who used to be blind ⁹  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ¹⁰  We know that this man ¹¹  is a sinner.”

John 11:4

11:4 When Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness will not lead to death, ¹²  but to God’s glory, ¹³  so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” ¹⁴ 

John 17:24

17:24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, ¹⁵  so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world ¹⁶ .

[2:11]  ¹ tn This sentence in Greek involves an object-complement construction. The force can be either “Jesus did this as,” or possibly “Jesus made this to be.” The latter translation accents not only Jesus’ power but his sovereignty too. Cf. also 4:54 where the same construction occurs.

[2:11]  ² map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[2:11]  ³ tn Grk “in Cana of Galilee, and he revealed.”

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Or “his disciples trusted in him,” or “his disciples put their faith in him.”

[8:54]  ⁵ tn Grk “Jesus answered.”

[8:54]  ⁶ tn Grk “is nothing.”

[8:54]  ⁷ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in English to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.

[9:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “they called.”

[9:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “who was blind.”

[9:24]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

[9:24]  ¹² tn The phrase “this man” is a reference to Jesus.

[11:4]  ¹³ tn Grk “This sickness is not to death.”

[11:4]  ¹⁴ tn Or “to God’s praise.”

[11:4]  ¹⁵ sn So that the Son of God may be glorified through it. These statements are highly ironic: For Lazarus, the sickness did not end in his death, because he was restored to life. But for Jesus himself, the miraculous sign he performed led to his own death, because it confirmed the authorities in their plan to kill Jesus (11:47-53). In the Gospel of John, Jesus’ death is consistently portrayed as his ‘glorification’ through which he accomplishes his return to the Father.

[17:24]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the ones you have given me, I want these to be where I am with me.”

[17:24]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “before the foundation of the world.”