Parallel Verses

Amplified

The crowd of people who stood nearby and heard the voice said that it had thundered; others said, “An angel has spoken to Him!”

New American Standard Bible

So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

King James Version

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

Holman Bible

The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

International Standard Version

Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!" The crowd standing there heard this and said that it was thunder. Others were saying, "An angel has spoken to him."

A Conservative Version

The multitude therefore that stood by and heard, said thunder occurred, others said, A heavenly agent has spoken to him.

American Standard Version

The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

An Understandable Version

The crowd that was standing around heard this [i.e., the sound of the Father's voice], but said it was thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to Him [i.e., Jesus]."

Anderson New Testament

Then the multitude that stood by and heard it, said: It thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

Bible in Basic English

Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him.

Common New Testament

The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

Daniel Mace New Testament

the people therefore present who heard the noise, said it was thunder: others said, an angel spake to him.

Darby Translation

The crowd therefore, which stood there and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.

Godbey New Testament

Then the multitudes standing, hearing, said, That it was thunder; others said, An angel has spoken to Him.

Goodspeed New Testament

The crowd of bystanders heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, "It was an angel speaking to him!"

John Wesley New Testament

The multitude who stood and heard it, said, It thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

Julia Smith Translation

Then the crowd, having stood and heard, said it was thunder: others said, A messenger has spoken to him.

King James 2000

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the crowd that stood [there] and heard [it] said {it had thundered}. Others were saying, "An angel has spoken to him!"

Modern King James verseion

Then the crowd who stood by and heard said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said the people that stood by and heard, "It thundereth." Others said, "An angel spake to him."

Moffatt New Testament

When they heard the sound, the people standing by said it had thundered; others said, "An angel spoke to him."

Montgomery New Testament

Then the crowd who stood around and heard it, said, "It thundered!" But others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

NET Bible

The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.

New Heart English Bible

The crowd therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

Noyes New Testament

The multitude therefore that stood by, hearing this, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

Sawyer New Testament

Then the multitude standing and hearing, said, It was thunder; others said, An angel spoke to him.

The Emphasized Bible

So, the multitude that was standing by, and heard it, were saying - It hath, thundered. Others, were saying - A messenger, unto him, hath spoken.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The multitude that stood by, and heard it, said that it was thunder: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The crowd of bystanders, who heard the sound, said that it was thundering. Others said: "An angel has been speaking to him."

Webster

The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to him.

Weymouth New Testament

The crowd that stood by and heard it, said that there had been thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to him."

Williams New Testament

The crowd of bystanders on hearing it said that it was thunder; others, however, said, "An angel has spoken to Him!"

World English Bible

The multitude therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

Worrell New Testament

The multitude, therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered; others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."

Worsley New Testament

The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said, That it was thunder: but others said, it was an angel spake to Him.

Youngs Literal Translation

the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, 'A messenger hath spoken to him.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The people
οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

ὄχλος 
Ochlos 
Usage: 172

that stood by
ἵστημι 
histemi 
Usage: 129

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

it, said that
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

it
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

βροντή 
Bronte 
Usage: 12

ἄλλος 
Allos 
Usage: 119

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

An angel
G32
ἄγγελος 
Aggelos 
Usage: 153

λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 235

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 12:29

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Jesus Predicts His Death

28 [Rather, I will say,] ‘Father, glorify (honor, extol) Your name!’” Then a voice came from heaven saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd of people who stood nearby and heard the voice said that it had thundered; others said, “An angel has spoken to Him!” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.


Cross References

Exodus 19:16

So it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and flashes of lightning, and a thick cloud was on the mountain, and a very loud blast was sounded on a ram’s horn, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

Exodus 20:18

Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.

Job 37:2-5


“Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth!

Job 40:9


“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?

Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

Acts 23:8-9

For the Sadducees say that there is no [such thing as a] resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees [speak out freely and] acknowledge [their belief in] them all.

Revelation 6:1

Then I saw as the Lamb (Christ) broke one of the seven seals [of the scroll initiating the judgments], and I heard one of the four living creatures call out as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”

Revelation 8:5

So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

Revelation 11:19

And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

Revelation 14:2

And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of great waters and like the rumbling of mighty thunder; and the voice that I heard [seemed like music and] was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.

Revelation 18:1-2

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, possessing great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his splendor and radiance.

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