en_tn_condensed/jhn/12/16.md

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# 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/jit/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. Alternate translation: "when God glorified Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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).