John 12 · Verse 33

John 12:33

This he said, signifying what death he should die.
John 12:33, King James Version

John 12:33 in other translations

BSBHe said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
WEBBut he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
ASVBut this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
YLTAnd this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;
DARBYBut this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.
BBE(This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
Webster(This he said, signifying what death he should die.)

What does John 12:33 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.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 33.

(i) "signifying what death" Rom 5:18

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

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John 12:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τοῦτοtoutoThisG3778
δὲdenowG1161
ἔλεγενelegenHe was sayingG3004
σημαίνωνsēmainōnsignifyingG4591
ποίῳpoiōby whatG4169
θανάτῳthanatōdeathG2288
ἤμελλενēmellenHe was aboutG3195
ἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinto die.G599

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 12:33

  • John 18:32

    That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

  • John 21:19

    This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
signifying.
18:32; 21:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 12:32

    And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

  • John 12:33

    This he said, signifying what death he should die.

  • John 12:34

    The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

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John 12:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y esto decía dando á entender de qué muerte había de morir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or il disait cela pour indiquer de quelle mort il allait mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dies aber sagte er, andeutend, welches Todes er sterben sollte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
(Hoc autem dicebat, significans qua morte esset moriturus.)