Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “
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.
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!”
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.
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.'
Themes
God » Voice of select readings » Misunderstood by men
Voice » God's » Misunderstood by men
Interlinear
Ochlos
histemi
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 12:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Predicts His Death
28 There came, therefore, a voice out of heaven - I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 So, the multitude that was standing by, and heard it, were saying - It hath, thundered. Others, were saying - A messenger, unto him, hath spoken. 30 Jesus answered, and said - Not for my sake, hath this voice come, but, for your sake.
Cross References
Exodus 19:16
And it came to pass on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly, - and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Exodus 20:18
And, all the people, were witnessing the voices and the torches, and the sound of the horn, and the mountain smoking, - so then the people were struck with awe and shrank back, and stood afar off.
Job 37:2-5
Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;
Job 40:9
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Ezekiel 10:5
And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard, as far as the outer court, - like the voice of the Almighty GOD when he speaketh,
Acts 23:8-9
For, Sadducees, say, there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, whereas, Pharisees, confess them both.
Revelation 6:1
And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder - Go!
Revelation 8:5
And the messenger at once took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast unto the earth; and there came to be thunderings, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
Revelation 11:19
And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant in his sanctuary, appeared, and there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound out of heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of, loud thunders; and, the sound which I heard, was as of harp-singers harping with their harps,
Revelation 18:1-2
After these things, I saw another messenger, coming down out of heaven, - having great authority; and, the earth, was illumined with his glory.