John 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

John 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 12:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.”

John 12:16 — World English Bible

John 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

John 12:16 — American Standard Version

John 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And these things his disciples did not know at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were having been written about him, and these things they did to him.”

John 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation

John 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[Now] his disciples knew not these things at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him. ”

John 12:16 — Darby Translation

John 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But his disciples vnderstoode not these thinges at the first: but when Iesus was glorified, then remembred they, that these thinges were written of him, and that they had done these things vnto him.”

John 12:16 — Geneva Bible

John 12:16 in Context — John 12

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 Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

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What Does John 12:16 Mean?

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