John 13:31-32

John 13:31-32

[31] Therefore,  when  he was gone out,  Jesus  said,  Now  the Son  of man  glorified,  and  God  is glorified  in  him.  [32] If  God  be glorified  in  him,  God  also  glorify  him  in  and  glorify  him. 

What does John 13:31-32 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Judas" departure to meet with the chief priests signaled the beginning of the Son of Man"s glorification, which John recorded Jesus as consistently regarding as beginning with His arrest (cf. John 12:23). Note the Savior"s positive, albeit troubled, attitude toward the events that lay before Him ( John 13:21). The title "Son of Man" unites the ideas of suffering and glory, as mentioned previously. This is the last of12occurrences of this title in John"s Gospel.
"In its general usage it is the title of the incarnate Christ who is the representative of humanity before God and the representative of deity in human life." [1]
Jesus explained that His glorification would mean glory for the Father who would glorify the Son. Thus Jesus continued to stress His unity with the Father to help His disciples appreciate both His individual identity and His essential deity. The disciples would not have to wait long to see the Son"s glory.
How did Jesus glorify the Father? He explained how later: by finishing the work the Father gave Him to do ( John 17:4). That is also how we glorify the Father.