John 12:27

Now is my soul troubled.

"Now. sudden change comes over the spirit of the Redeemer. His eye closes on the crowd without; he ceases to think of, or to speak with man; he is alone with the Father.. dark cloud descends and wraps him in its folds."-- Hanna. It is the shadow of the cross and the tomb. The horror just before him falls upon his soul with terrific power. It is. foreshadowing of the struggle of Gethsemane. The best comment on this verse is to compare it with the account of the agony in the garden. Here he exclaims:

Father, save me from this hour.

There, "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me." Here he adds:

But for this cause came. unto this hour.

There "Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done." Here the perfect resignation that follows the struggle in his soul is in the prayer,

Father, glorify thy name.

It required. fearful struggle, but he "had hated his life" and given it for his work's sake.