Christ replies, that the time was now come when he (who was the Son of God) should be glorified; that is, by the Gentiles receiving of the gospel, according to the many prophecies of it in the Old Testament; but he goeth on telling them that he must first die.
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John 12:23
23 And Jesus answered them, saying,The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.