John 12:28

My Father, show how great you are!” Then God spoke [EUP] from heaven, saying, “I have already shown how great I am, and I will do it again!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

In Context

27Now I am deeply disturbed. ◄I do not know what to say./What shall I say?► [RHQ] Should I say, ‘ My Father, save me from this time when I will suffer and die!’? No, I should not say that, because the reason I came ◄ into this world/from heaven► was that I would suffer [MTY] now.

29The crowd that was there heard it but they did not understand the words. Some said it was thunder. Others said an angel had spoken to him.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:17Then God [SYN] spoke from heaven, saying, “This is my Son. I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Matthew 26:42He went away a second time. He prayed, “My Father, if it is necessary for me to suffer [LIT], may what you want happen!”

Mark 9:7Then a shining cloud appeared that covered them. God [EUP] spoke to them from the cloud saying, “This is my Son. I love him. Therefore, listen to him!”

Luke 3:22Then the Holy Spirit, resembling a dove, descended upon Jesus. And God [SYN/EUP] spoke to Jesus from heaven, saying, “You (sg) are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you!”

John 9:3Jesus replied, “His being blind was not because he or his parents sinned. Instead, he has been blind in order that people can see the power of God {the power of God can be seen} as a result of what will now happen to him.

John 11:40Jesus said to her, “I told [RHQ] you that if you believed in ◄ me/what I can do►, you would see how great God is! Have you forgotten that?”

Matthew Henry on John 12:28-37

The Divine Attestation to Christ; Christ's Discourse with the People. 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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