John 12:27

Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour; but therefore I came into this hour [or but for that thing I came into this hour];

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

26If any man serve me, (pur)sue he me (or follow me); and where I am, there my minister [or my servant] shall be. If any man serve me, my Father shall worship him (or my Father shall honour him).

28Father, clarify thy name. And a voice came from heaven, and said, And I have clarified (it), and again I shall clarify (it). (Father, glorify thy name. And a voice came from heaven, and said, I have glorified it, and I shall glorify it again.)

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Cross References

Psalms 69:1To victory, on the roses of David. God, make thou me safe; for waters have entered unto my soul. (For the choirmaster, to the tune of ‘The lilies’, (a song) by David. God, save thou me; for the waters have entered unto my soul!)

Isaiah 38:15what shall I say, either what shall he answer to me, when he hath done (this)? I shall bethink to thee all my years, in the bitterness of my soul. (what shall I say, or what shall he answer to me, when he himself hath done this? I shall think about thee all my years, in the bitterness of my soul.)

Matthew 11:25In that time Jesus answered, and said, I acknowledge to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for thou hast hid these things from wise men, and ready, [or wary, or prudent, or sly], (or for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent), and hast showed them to little children;

Matthew 26:42Again the second time he went, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup may not pass, but I drink it, thy will be done.

Mark 14:33And he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to dread, and to be distressed, [or to be heavy], (or and began to have fear, and to be grieved).

Luke 22:44And he was made in agony [or in anguish], and prayed the longer [or (and) prayed longer]; and his sweat was made as drops of blood running down into the earth (or and his sweat was made like drops of blood running down onto the ground).

Matthew Henry on John 12:21-27

Certain Greeks Desire to See Jesus; The Recompence of Christ's Servants. 20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into… Read the whole commentary →

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