John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
John 12:30 in other translations
| BSB | In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours. |
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| WEB | Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes. |
| ASV | Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. |
| YLT | Jesus answered and said, ‘Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you; |
| DARBY | Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours. |
| BBE | Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you. |
| Webster | Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. |
What does John 12:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:29-33
29-33. The people therefore that stood by, said, It thundered; others, An angel spake to him--some hearing only a sound, others an articulate, but to them unintelligible voice.
Barnes' Notes
For your sakes. To give you a striking and indubitable proof that I am the Messiah; that you may remember it when I am departed, and be yourselves comforted, supported, and saved.
(e) "but for your sakes" Jn 11:42
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 12:30 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:30
- John 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
- John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
- John 5:34
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
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Context
- 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 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
John 12:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Respondió Jesús, y dijo: No ha venido esta voz por mi causa, mas por causa de vosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Jésus répondit et dit: Cette voix n’est pas venue pour moi, mais pour vous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jesus antwortete und sprach: Nicht um meinetwillen ist diese Stimme geschehen, sondern um euretwillen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit Jesus, et dixit: Non propter me hæc vox venit, sed propter vos. |