KJV King James Version
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 12:29
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
WEB World English Bible
The multitude therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”
ASV American Standard Version
The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, ‘A messenger hath spoken to him.’
Surrounding context — John 12
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenὄχλοςG3793 · ochloscrowdὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑστὼςG2476 · histēmito standκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀκούσαςG191 · akouōto hearἔλεγενG3004 · legōto sayβροντὴνG1027 · brontēthunderγεγονέναι.G1096 · ginomaito beἄλλοιG243 · allosanotherἔλεγον·G3004 · legōto sayἄγγελοςG32 · angelosangelαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heλελάληκεν.¶G2980 · laleōto speak
Cross-references
Job 37:2-5Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.Revelation 14:2And 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:Revelation 6:1And 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.Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Exodus 19:16And 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.Exodus 20:18And 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.Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.Acts 23:8-9For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.Revelation 8:5And 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.Revelation 11:19And 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 18:1-2And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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