that the glory of the LORD would one day be revealed and all people would see it together (Isa 40:5); John implies a fulfillment of the promise in reference to Jesus, whose glory “we” have seen. The book of Isaiah “has had a profound influence on the content and even the structure of the Johannine narrative, particularly in its presentation of Jesus.”7 The fulfillment of God’s promises to his people through the prophet Isaiah is found in Jesus. Here we encounter the first occurrence of the word glory
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