John 12:16

“These things understood not his disciples at the first, etc.] Or “at that time”, as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; or “on that day”, as the Ethiopic version; they did not then know the sense of that prophecy, nor that the things which were now doing were a fulfilling of it: but when Jesus was glorified; was raised front the dead, and ascended to heaven, and was set down at the right hand of God, crowned with glory and honour; and when having received the promise of the Father, the Holy Ghost, and his gifts, he poured them forth in a very plenteous and extraordinary manner upon them; whereby their minds were greatly illuminated, and they had a very distinct knowledge of the…”

“when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, &c.--The Spirit, descending on them from the glorified Saviour at Pentecost, opened their eyes suddenly to the true sense of the Old Testament, brought vividly to their recollection this and other Messianic predictions, and to their unspeakable astonishment showed them that they, and all the actors in these scenes, had been unconsciously fulfilling those predictions.”

“See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16. Also Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44. John 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. John 12:17 Bare record - Testified that he had raised him, and, as was natural, spread the report through the city. This excited much attention, and the people came out in multitudes to meet one who had power to work such miracles. John 12:19 Prevail nothing - All your efforts are ineffectual to stop the progress of his opinions, and to prevent the people from believing on him. The world - As we should say, “Everybody - all the city has gone out.” The fact that he met with such success induced them to hasten their…”

“These things his disciples understood not at first - The design of God's providential dispensations is seldom understood at first. We ought therefore to believe, though we understand not, and to give ourselves up to the Divine disposal. The great work of faith is, to embrace those things which we knew not now, but shall know hereafter. When he had been glorified - At his ascension. John 12:17”

“12:16 The crowds and even the disciples didn’t understand Jesus’ true significance. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit following Jesus’ glorification, they fully comprehended who Jesus was (see 2:22).”

“understood: Luk 9:45, Luk 18:34, Luk 24:25, Luk 24:45 when: Joh 12:23, Joh 7:39, Joh 13:31, Joh 13:32, Joh 17:5; Mar 16:19; Act 2:33, Act 2:36, Act 3:13; Heb 8:1, Heb 12:2 then: Joh 2:22, Joh 14:26, Joh 16:4; Luk 24:6-8 John 12:17”