John 12:30

Contemporary English Version

Then Jesus told the crowd, "That voice spoke to help you, not me.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said, "That voice was for you and not for me.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered and sayde: this voyce cam not because of me but for youre sakes.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered, "This voice hasn't come for my sake, but for your sakes.

International Standard Version
Jesus replied, "This voice has come for your benefit, not for mine.John 11:42;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
Jesus responded and said, "This voice has not come for My sake, but for yours.

New Century Version
Jesus said, "That voice was for your sake, not mine.

Update Bible Version
Jesus answered and said, This voice has not come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

English Standard Version
Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not mine.

World English Bible
Jesus answered, "This voice hasn't come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

Weymouth's New Testament
"It is not for my sake," said Jesus, "that that voice came, but for your sakes.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jhesus answerde, and seide, This vois cam not for me, but for you.

English Revised Version
Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Berean Standard Bible
In response, Jesus said, "This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

Amplified Bible
Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.

American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Bible in Basic English
Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered, "This bat-kol did not come for my sake but for yours.

Darby Translation
Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours.

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu answered and said to them, Not on my account was this voice, but on your account.

Murdock Translation
Jesus answered, and said to them: This voice was not for my sake, but for yours.

King James Version (1611)
Iesus answered, and said, This voice came not because of mee, but for your sakes.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus told them, "The voice was for your benefit, not mine.

New Life Bible
Jesus said, "The voice did not come for Me, but it came to be a help to you.

New Revised Standard
Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus answered, and said, This voyce came not because of me, but for your sakes.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, This voice was not on my account, but for your sake.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered, and said - Not for my sake, hath this voice come, but, for your sake.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

Revised Standard Version
Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered and sayde: This voyce came, not because of me, but for your sakes.

Good News Translation
But Jesus said to them, "It was not for my sake that this voice spoke, but for yours.

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you.

King James Version
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

Lexham English Bible
Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not happened for my sake, but for your sake.

Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said, This voice has not occurred because of Me, but because of you.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said, `Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered, and sayde: This voyce came not because of me, but for youre sakes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours.

THE MESSAGE
Jesus said, "The voice didn't come for me but for you. At this moment the world is in crisis. Now Satan, the ruler of this world, will be thrown out. And I, as I am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me." He put it this way to show how he was going to be put to death.

New English Translation
Jesus said, "This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours.

New King James Version
Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus said, "God let you hear him for your benefit, not mine.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake.

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
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but: John 5:34, John 11:15, John 11:42, 2 Corinthians 8:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:9 - that the Acts 22:9 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said,.... To the people that stood by, and were disputing among themselves about what they heard, whether it was thunder, or the voice of an angel:

this voice came not because of me; at least not only and chiefly; it was not so much in answer to his prayer, or in order to comfort him under the apprehensions he had of his sufferings and death, or to assure him of his future glorification, though all this was true:

but for your sakes; to convince them that he was the Messiah, and engage them to believe in him, or to leave them without excuse; since not only miracles were wrought before their eyes, but with their ears they heard God speaking to him, and which is the rule that they themselves prescribe; for according to them, no man is to be hearkened to, though he should do as many signs and wonders as Moses, the son of Amram, unless they hear with their ears, that the Lord speaks to him as he did to Moses c.

c R. Mosis Kotsensis praefat. ad Mitzvot Tora, pr. Affirm.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Came not because of me - Not to strengthen or confirm me; not that I had any doubts about my course, or any apprehension that God would not approve me and glorify his name.

For your sakes - To give you a striking and indubitable proof that I am the Messiah; that you may remember it when I am departed, and be yourselves comforted, supported, and saved.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. — Probably meaning those Greeks who had been brought to him by Philip and Andrew. The Jews had frequent opportunities of seeing his miracles, and of being convinced that he was the Messiah; but these Greeks, who were to be a first fruits of the Gentiles, had never any such opportunity. For their sakes, therefore, to confirm them in the faith, this miraculous voice appears to have come from heaven.