Misinterpretations often detach this verse from its context of betrayal and the cross, portraying it as Jesus boasting of immediate personal or earthly glory rather than glory through suffering; others wrongly apply it to promise believers instant prosperity or triumph without sacrifice, ignoring the passage's integral link to Christ's redemptive passion and the profound theological truth of glory in self-emptying love.
John 13:31
King James Version (1769)
31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Immediately after Judas exits to betray him, Jesus proclaims the glorification of the Son of Man and God in him, revealing that true divine glory is manifested through his sacrificial death on the cross, where the Father and Son mutually honor each other in perfect unity, turning humiliation into exaltation and foreshadowing the resurrection.