# General Information:

John, the writer, interrupts here to give the reader some background information about what the disciples later understood. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# His disciples did not understand these things

Here the words "these things" refer to the words that the prophet had written about Jesus.

# when Jesus was glorified

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "when God glorified Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# they had done these things to him

The words "these things" refer to what the people did when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey (praising him and waving the palm branches).

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]