John 12:28
26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
30 In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
- KJV
- Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
- WEB
- Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
- ASV
- Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, [saying], I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
- DARBY
- Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified and will glorify [it] again.
- BLB
- Father, glorify Your name!” Therefore a voice came from heaven: “I have both glorified [it], and I will glorify [it] again.”
- ÅB
- Far, herliggjør ditt navn! Da kom en røst fra himmelen: Både har jeg herliggjort det og skal igjen herliggjøre det.
- OTB
- Far, herliggjør ditt navn." Da kom en røst fra himmelen: "Jeg har herliggjort det og vil herliggjøre det igjen."
- B1930
- Fader, herliggjør ditt navn! Da kom en røst fra himmelen: Både har jeg herliggjort det og skal atter herliggjøre det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 13:31–32
When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
Read in contextMatthew 26:42
A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Read in contextRevelation 5:9–14
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Read in contextJohn 11:40–44
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
Read in contextIsaiah 49:3–7
He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
Read in contextPhilippians 1:6–11
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Read in contextMatthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
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