# Commentary on John Word Study – Glorify > *Glorify* (Jn 17:1) – *Doxazo* (Gk.): to \"praise\", \"honor\", or \"give glory\". The verb is used 23 times in John and 38 times in the rest of the NT. From a biblical perspective, the glory of God is the weight and magnificence of his Being (2 Cor 4:17). John shows that Jesus, the eternal Son, possesses the divine glory of his Father (Jn 1:14). This glory shines through his miracles (Jn 2:11) and especially through his loving acceptance of the Cross (Jn 12:23-24). The Son\'s obedience to his mission glorifies the Father (Jn 13:31; 14:13), and in return, the Father glorifies the Son (Jn 8:54; 11:4). Before his death, Jesus petitions the Father to glorify his humanity that it may rise again to participate in the eternal glory that he already possesses in his divinity (Jn 17:5, 24). --- > Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).