John 12:27

Contemporary English Version

Now I am deeply troubled, and I don't know what to say. But I must not ask my Father to keep me from this time of suffering. In fact, I came into the world to suffer.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"Now I am very troubled. What should I say? Should I say, ‘Father save me from this time of suffering'? No, I came to this time so that I could suffer.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Now is my soule troubled and what shall I saye? Father delyver me from this houre: but therfore came I vnto this houre

Hebrew Names Version
"Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this time?' But for this cause I came to this time.

International Standard Version
"Now my soul is in turmoil, and what should I say - 'Father, save me from this hour'? No! It was for this very reason that I came to this hour.Matthew 26:38-39; Luke 12:50; 22:53; John 13:21; 18:37;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"Now My soul has become troubled; and what am I to say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

New Century Version
"Now I am very troubled. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time'? No, I came to this time so I could suffer.

Update Bible Version
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came to this hour.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause I came to this hour.

English Standard Version
"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

World English Bible
"Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this time?' But for this cause I came to this time.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour?

Weymouth's New Testament
Now is my soul full of trouble; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now my soule is troublid, and what schal Y seie? Fadir, saue me fro this our; but therfor Y cam in to this our;

English Revised Version
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
"Now My soul is troubled and deeply distressed; what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]'? But it is for this [very] purpose that I have come to this hour [this time and place].

American Standard Version
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.

Bible in Basic English
Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Now I am in turmoil. What can I say — ‘Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason that I have come to this hour. I will say this:

Darby Translation
Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.

Etheridge Translation
Now my soul, behold it is commoved; and what shall I say ? My Father, deliver me from this hour:

Murdock Translation
Behold, now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour? But for this very cause, came I to this hour.

King James Version (1611)
Now is my soule troubled, and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre, but for this cause came I vnto this houre.

New Living Translation
"Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came!

New Life Bible
"Now My soul is troubled. Should I say, ‘Father, save Me from this time of trouble and pain'? No, this is why I came to this time.

New Revised Standard
"Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Now is my soule troubled: and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre: but therefore came I vnto this houre.

George Lamsa Translation
Now my soul is disturbed, and what shall I say? O my Father, deliver me from this hour; but for this cause I came to this very hour.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, is my soul troubled, - and what can I say? Father! save me from this hour? But, on this account, came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.

Revised Standard Version
"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe is my soule troubled, and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre: but therfore came I into this houre.

Good News Translation
"Now my heart is troubled—and what shall I say? Shall I say, ‘Father, do not let this hour come upon me'? But that is why I came—so that I might go through this hour of suffering.

Christian Standard Bible®
“Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me

King James Version
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

Lexham English Bible
"Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour'? But for this reason I have come to this hour!

Literal Translation
And My soul is troubled, and what may I say? Father, save Me out of this hour? But because of this I came to this hour.

Young's Literal Translation
`Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say -- Father, save me from this hour? -- but because of this I came to this hour;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now is my soule heuy, and what shal I saye? Father, helpe me out of this houre. But therfore am I come in to this houre.

Mace New Testament (1729)
"Now is my soul troubled; what! shall I say, father, save me from this concern? but for this cause am I come, even for this very concern.

THE MESSAGE
"Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? ‘Father, get me out of this'? No, this is why I came in the first place. I'll say, ‘Father, put your glory on display.'" A voice came out of the sky: "I have glorified it, and I'll glorify it again."

New English Translation
"Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour'? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.

New King James Version
"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? "Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Right now I feel like I'm hung up in the stirrup, but do you think I'm going to whine about it and say, 'Make it stop, Dad'? No, this is what I came to do.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Now My soul has become dismayed; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Contextual Overview

²⁷ Now I am deeply troubled, and I don't know what to say. But I must not ask my Father to keep me from this time of suffering. In fact, I came into the world to suffer. ²⁸ So Father, bring glory to yourself. A voice from heaven then said, "I have already brought glory to myself, and I will do it again!" ²⁹ When the crowd heard the voice, some of them thought it was thunder. Others thought an angel had spoken to Jesus. ³⁰ Then Jesus told the crowd, "That voice spoke to help you, not me. ³¹ This world's people are now being judged, and the ruler of this world is already being thrown out! ³² If I am lifted up above the earth, I will make everyone want to come to me." ³³ Jesus was talking about the way he would be put to death. ³⁴ The crowd said to Jesus, "The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?" ³⁵ Jesus answered, "The light will be with you for only a little longer. Walk in the light while you can. Then you won't be caught walking blindly in the dark. ³⁶ Have faith in the light while it is with you, and you will be children of the light." After Jesus had said these things, he left and went into hiding.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

is: John 11:33-35, John 13:21, Psalms 69:1-3, Psalms 88:3, Isaiah 53:3, Matthew 26:38, Matthew 26:39, Matthew 26:42, Mark 14:33-36, Luke 22:44, Luke 22:53, Hebrews 5:7

what: Isaiah 38:15, Luke 12:49, Luke 12:50

Father: John 11:41, Matthew 26:53, Matthew 26:54

but: John 18:37, Luke 22:53, 1 Timothy 1:15, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 10:5-9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:4 - meat offering Leviticus 4:8 - General 2 Samuel 24:14 - I am in 1 Chronicles 21:13 - I am in Psalms 22:14 - I am Psalms 31:15 - My times Psalms 55:4 - My Psalms 69:20 - I am Psalms 109:22 - and my Proverbs 14:10 - heart Isaiah 53:11 - see Matthew 26:37 - sorrowful Mark 9:19 - O faithless Mark 14:34 - My soul Mark 14:36 - nevertheless Mark 14:41 - the hour Luke 3:21 - and praying Luke 22:42 - Father John 11:42 - I knew John 14:1 - not John 14:31 - that the John 17:1 - the hour John 18:11 - my John 21:18 - thou wouldest not Romans 15:3 - Christ Philippians 1:20 - whether Hebrews 12:2 - endured

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now is my soul troubled,.... At the hardness and unbelief of the Jews, and the rejection of them, when the Gentiles would be called, and converted, by which he would be glorified: and at the conduct and carriage of his disciples to him, he had a foreknowledge of; at the betraying of him by one, and the denial of him by another, and the flight of them all from him; and at the devil, and the furious and violent attack he knew he would make upon him, though he had obliged him to leave him, when he assaulted him before, and knew he could find nothing in him now, and that as God, he was able to destroy him; but this was to be done by him, as man, and by lying too: he was in his human soul troubled at the thoughts of his death, though it was his Father's will, and he had agreed to it, and was for the salvation of his people, his heart was so much set upon; yet it was terrible to the human nature, and especially as attended with the wrath of God; at the apprehensions of which, his soul was exceedingly troubled; not as about to fall on him on his own personal account, but as being the surety of his people, and as having their sins upon him to satisfy angry and injured justice for:

and what shall I say? this question he puts, as being in the utmost distress, and difficulty, as if he knew not what to say; and yet not as advising with his disciples, what was to be said or done in his case; but is rather used to introduce another question, as the following words may be formed: shall I say,

father, save me from this hour? as requesting his Father, that he might be strengthened under his sufferings and death, and carried through them, and out of them; or rather as deprecating them, desiring the cup might pass from him, as he afterwards did; and then the sense is, shall I put up such a petition to my Father, to save me from sorrows, sufferings, and death? no, I will not: the human nature through frailty might prompt him to it, and he be just going to do it, when he corrects himself, saying;

but for this cause came I unto this hour: this hour or time of sorrow and suffering was appointed for him; it was fixed in the covenant of grace, and Christ had agreed to it; he was sent into this world, and he came into it, on account of this hour; and was preserved hitherto for this purpose; and was now come to Jerusalem, and was there at this instant, for that very reason, namely, to suffer and die. And since this was the case, he would not put up such a petition to his Father, but the following one.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now is my soul troubled - The mention of his death brought before him its approaching horrors, its pains, its darkness, its unparalleled woes. Jesus was full of acute sensibility, and his human nature shrunk from the scenes through which he was to pass. See Luke 23:41-44.

What shall I say? - This is an expression denoting intense anxiety and perplexity. As if it were a subject of debate whether he could bear those sufferings; or whether the work of man’s redemption should be abandoned, and he should call upon God to save him. Blessed be his name that he was willing to endure these sorrows, and did not forsake man when he was so near being redeemed! On the decision of that moment - the fixed and unwavering purpose of the Son of God depended man’s salvation. If Jesus had forsaken his purpose then, all would have been lost.

Father, save me - This ought undoubtedly to have been read as a question - “Shall I say, Father, save me?” Shall I apply to God to rescue me? or shall I go forward to bear these trials? As it is in our translation, it represents him as actually offering the prayer, and then checking himself. The Greek will bear either interpretation. The whole verse is full of deep feeling and anxiety. Compare Matthew 26:38; Luke 12:50.

This hour - These calamities. The word “hour,” here, doubtless has reference to his approaching sufferings the appointed hour for him to suffer. Shall I ask my Father to save me from this hour - that is, from these approaching sufferings? That it might have been done, see Matthew 26:53.

But for this cause - That is, to suffer and die. As this was the design of his coming as he did it deliberately - -as the salvation of the world depended on it, he felt that it would not be proper to pray to be delivered from it. He came to suffer, and he submitted to it. See Luke 23:42.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. Now is my soul troubled — Our blessed Lord took upon him our weaknesses, that he might sanctify them to us. As a man he was troubled at the prospect of a violent death. Nature abhors death: God has implanted that abhorrence in nature, that it might become a principle of self preservation; and it is to this that we owe all that prudence and caution by which we avoid danger. When we see Jesus working miracles which demonstrate his omnipotence, we should be led to conclude that he was not man were it not for such passages as these. The reader must ever remember that it was essentially necessary that he should be man; for, without being such, he could hot have died for the sin of the world.

And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour — Και τι ειπω; πατερ, σωσον με εκ της ὡρας ταυτης· which may be paraphrased thus: And why should I say, Father, save me from this hour? when for this cause I am come to this hour. The common version makes our blessed Lord contradict himself here, by not attending to the proper punctuation of the passage, and by translating the particle τι what, instead of why or how. The sense of our Lord's words is this: "When a man feels a fear of a sudden or violent death, it is natural to him to cry out, Father, save me from this death! for he hopes that the glory of God and his welfare may be accomplished some other way, less dreadful to his nature: but why should I say so, seeing for this very purpose, that I might die this violent death for the sins of mankind, I am come into the world, and have almost arrived at the hour of my crucifixion."