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John 12:29–30

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12:29The crowd that stood there and heard the voice61 said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.6212:30Jesus said,63 “This voice has not come for my benefit64 but for yours.

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Footnotes

  1. 61 “The voice” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
  2. 62 Grk “Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” The direct discourse in the second half of v. 29 was converted to indirect discourse in the translation to maintain the parallelism with the first half of the verse, which is better in keeping with English style.
  3. 63 Grk “Jesus answered and said.”
  4. 64 Or “for my sake.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.

Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the crowd that stood there and heard it said it had thundered. Others were saying, “An angel has spoken to him!” Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not happened for my sake, but for your sake.

KJV 1900King James Version

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.