If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once — the textual situation here is complex (some manuscripts include an extra phrase), but the meaning is consistent: God's glorification of Jesus is not delayed but immediate, already accomplished in the act of self-gift on the cross and continuing through his resurrection and return to the Father. The threefold glorification (God is glorified, God will glorify the Son, glorification at once) creates a perfect circle in which Jesus' death and God's nature converge—both are revealed as love spending itself without reserve.

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