John 12:29 “The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Othe…”

John 12:29

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Therefore the multitude who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then saide the people that stoode by, and heard, that it was a thunder: other 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.

Young's Literal Translation

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

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“thundered”

Job 37:2–5 Revelation 6:1 Revelation 14:2 Exodus 19:16 Exodus 20:18 Job 40:9

Job 37:2–5 · BSB

Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

Revelation 6:1 · BSB

Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

Revelation 14:2 · BSB

And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

Exodus 19:16 · BSB

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Exodus 20:18 · BSB

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Job 40:9 · BSB

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

“An angel”

Acts 23:8 Acts 23:9 Revelation 18:1 Revelation 18:2

Acts 23:8 · BSB

For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

Acts 23:9 · BSB

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Revelation 18:1 · BSB

After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

Revelation 18:2 · BSB

And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

30In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

Read John 12