John 12:29
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
John 12:29 in other translations
| BSB | The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him. |
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| WEB | Therefore the multitude who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” |
| ASV | The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him. |
| YLT | the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, ‘A messenger hath spoken to him.' |
| DARBY | The crowd therefore, which stood there and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him. |
| BBE | Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him. |
| Webster | The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to him. |
What does John 12:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:29-33
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
It thundered. The unexpected sound of the voice would confound and amaze them; and though there is no reason to doubt that the words were spoken distinctly (Mt 3:17), yet some of the people, either from amazement or envy, would suppose that this was a mere natural phenomenon.
An angel spake. It was the opinion of many of the Jews that God did not speak to men except by the ministry of angels, Heb 2:2: "The word spoken by angels;" Gal 3:19: "It was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:27-33
The sin of our souls was the troubled of Christ's soul, when he undertook to redeem and save us, and to make his soul an offering for our sin. Christ was willing to suffer, yet prayed to be saved from suffering. Prayer against trouble may well agree with patience under it, and submission to the will of God in it. Our Lord Jesus undertook to satisfy God's injured honour, and he did it by humbling himself. The voice…
John 12:29 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:29
- Job 37:2-5
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
- Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
- Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
- Exodus 19:16
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
- Ezekiel 10:5
And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
- Job 40:9
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
- Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
- Revelation 18:1-2
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
- Acts 23:8-9
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
- Revelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
- Revelation 8:5
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
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Context
- John 12:28
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
- John 12:29
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
- John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
John 12:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la gente que estaba presente, y había oído, decía que había sido trueno. Otros decían: Angel le ha hablado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La foule donc qui était là et qui avait entendu, dit qu’un coup de tonnerre avait eu lieu; d’autres disaient: Un ange lui a parlé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Volksmenge nun, die dastand und zuhörte, sagte, es habe gedonnert; andere sagten: Ein Engel hat mit ihm geredet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Turba ergo, quæ stabat, et audierat, dicebat tonitruum esse factum. Alii dicebant: Angelus ei locutus est. |