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href="/bsb/john/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jesus said, &#8220This voice was for your benefit, not mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not come because of Me but because of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus responded and said, “This voice has not come for My sake, but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, &#8220This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus responded, &#8220This voice came, not for Me, but for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus told the crowd, "That voice spoke to help you, not me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "That voice wasn't for my benefit but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, "It was not for my sake that this voice spoke, but for yours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "This voice is for your benefit, not for mine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In response, Jesus said, ?This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said, "This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "This voice hasn't come for my sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"It is not for my sake," said Jesus, "that that voice came, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not come because of Me, but because of you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not come because of Me but because of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus answered and said, 'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice has not been for me, but for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus responded and said: “This voice came, not for my sake, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come for my sake but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, This voice was not on my account, but for your sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua answered and said to them, “This voice was not for my benefit, but for your benefit.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said: This voice came not for my sake, but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus responded and said, <FR>This voice was not on account of me, but on account of you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, This voice came not for my sake, but for your?s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"It is not for my sake," said Jesus, "that that voice came, but for your sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, <FR>"This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said, <FR>This voice came not for my sake, but for yours.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/12-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4585" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/12.htm">Jesus Predicts His Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">In response,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: hautē (DPro-NFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">“This</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-NFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegonen (V-RIA-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">was</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">for My benefit,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">yours.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">31</span>Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-42.htm">John 11:42</a></span><br />I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a></span><br />For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-18.htm">John 8:18</a></span><br />I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10-11</a></span><br />Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. / Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21</a></span><br />that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-37.htm">John 5:37</a></span><br />And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-44.htm">John 6:44</a></span><br />“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-38.htm">John 10:38</a></span><br />But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-27.htm">John 16:27-28</a></span><br />For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. / I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-37.htm">John 18:37</a></span><br />“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a></span><br />And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-35.htm">Luke 9:35</a></span><br />And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a></span><br />Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-34.htm">John 5:34</a></b></br> But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-15.htm">John 11:15,42</a></b></br> And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a></b></br> For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-27.htm">Account</a> <a href="/john/6-63.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/john/8-29.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/john/12-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/12-9.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/john/11-15.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/john/12-28.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/12-39.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/john/17-25.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/john/12-35.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/13-37.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/john/17-19.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/john/12-44.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">John 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-1.htm">Jesus excuses Mary anointing his feet.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-9.htm">The people flock to see Lazarus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-10.htm">The chief priests consult to kill him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-12.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-20.htm">Greeks desire to see Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-23.htm">He foretells his death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">The people are generally blinded;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-42.htm">yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/12-44.htm">therefore Jesus calls earnestly for confession of faith.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In response, Jesus said</b><br>This phrase indicates that Jesus is addressing a specific situation or event. The context is the voice from heaven that had just spoken, affirming Jesus' mission. This divine voice is reminiscent of other instances in the Gospels where God audibly affirms Jesus, such as at His baptism (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>) and the Transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a>). Jesus' response highlights His role as the mediator between God and humanity, emphasizing His authority and the importance of His words.<p><b>This voice was not for My benefit</b><br>Jesus clarifies that the heavenly voice was not for His own reassurance or guidance. As the Son of God, He is in perfect communion with the Father and does not require external affirmation. This statement underscores Jesus' divine nature and His awareness of His mission. It also reflects His humility and focus on the needs of others, rather than His own.<p><b>but yours</b><br>The voice was intended for the benefit of the people present, to strengthen their faith and understanding. This reflects God's desire for people to recognize Jesus as the Messiah and to believe in Him. The audience included both His disciples and a larger crowd, some of whom were skeptical or seeking signs. This moment serves as a divine confirmation of Jesus' identity and mission, encouraging belief and trust in Him. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of God revealing Himself to humanity, as seen in the Old Testament through prophets and signs.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to a voice from heaven that has just spoken. He is the Son of God, the Messiah, and the Savior of the world.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The people who were present when the voice from heaven spoke. They are witnesses to the events and are the intended recipients of the message.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_voice_from_heaven.htm">The Voice from Heaven</a></b><br>This is the voice of God the Father, affirming Jesus' mission and purpose. It serves as a divine confirmation of Jesus' identity and work.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place. It is significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of many key events in Jesus' ministry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_the_triumphal_entry.htm">The Event of the Triumphal Entry</a></b><br>This passage occurs shortly after Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event that signifies His kingship and fulfillment of prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_affirmation.htm">Divine Affirmation</a></b><br>God's voice serves to affirm Jesus' mission and identity. Believers can trust in the divine nature and purpose of Jesus' work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_of_signs.htm">Purpose of Signs</a></b><br>The signs and wonders, including the voice from heaven, are for the benefit of the people, to strengthen their faith and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_communication.htm">God's Communication</a></b><br>God communicates in ways that are meant to be understood and to build faith. We should be attentive to how God speaks to us today through His Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_witness.htm">Faith and Witness</a></b><br>The crowd's experience serves as a reminder that our faith is often strengthened through witnessing God's work in the world. We should be open to seeing and sharing these experiences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_mission.htm">Jesus' Mission</a></b><br>Understanding that Jesus' mission was divinely ordained and affirmed can deepen our commitment to following Him and sharing His message.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_holistic_medicine_debated.htm">Why is holistic medicine controversial?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_john_12_28_align_with_other_audible_god_voices.htm">How does John 12:28 reconcile with other biblical portrayals of God's voice supposedly heard audibly by crowds?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_jesus'_return_happened_yet.htm">When Jesus says in John 16:16 that his followers 'will see' him after 'a little while,' why has the second coming not happened given nearly two thousand years have passed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'die_once'_mean.htm">Who was Rhoda in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.</span>--More exactly, <span class= "ital">not for My sake did this voice come, but for your sakes.</span> These words are an answer to the thoughts, spoken and unspoken, of the multitude. Jesus Himself knew that the Father heareth Him always, but this answer is a sign to others. (Comp. <a href="/context/john/11-41.htm" title="Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me.">John 11:41-42</a>.) He calls it a <span class= "ital">voice</span> in answer to those who said it thundered, or that an angel had spoken. There was that, then, which seemed to them but the thunder's sound or an angel's word, which, coming in answer to His prayer and after His teaching. should have been, to ears ready to hear and minds willing to receive, the voice of God witnessing to the mission of His Son.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus answered</span> to the confused murmur of remark, <span class="cmt_word">and said,</span> <span class="cmt_word">This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes</span>. This surely establishes, on the authority of Jesus, the objective character of the revelation. "It was necessary that you should hear and know and feel who and what I am." Ever thinking of others, living in them, he thinks of their spiritual advantage now. Thoma says that whereas the whole scene corresponds with the synoptic account of Gethsemane, it is idealized on the basis of the Johannine idea of the Divine Lamb and the Logos in flesh, and that Jesus here shows that he needed no strengthening, as the objective revelation was entirely for the sake of others, and not for his own consolation. This ingenious criticism of Thoma rests on the unjustifiable hypothesis that the scene before us did <span class="accented">not</span> precede the agony of the garden, but was a bare invention of the evangelist, because the latter ruled that Gethsemane needed "idealization." Why should not the two scenes be equally true, revealing the fundamental identity of character and personality, the one, moreover, preparing for the other? (See notes on John 19.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/12-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">In response,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This</span><br /><span class="grk">αὕτη</span> <span class="translit">(hautē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">voice</span><br /><span class="grk">φωνὴ</span> <span class="translit">(phōnē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγονεν</span> <span class="translit">(gegonen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(Ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for My benefit,</span><br /><span class="grk">δι’</span> <span class="translit">(di’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yours.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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