John 12:33

George Lamsa Translation

He said this, to show by what kind of death he was to die.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said this to indicate what kind of death he was about to die.

King James Version (1611)
(This hee said, signifying what death he should die)

King James Version
This he said, signifying what death he should die.

English Standard Version
He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

New American Standard Bible
Now He was saying this to indicate what kind of death He was going to die.

New Century Version
Jesus said this to show how he would die.

Amplified Bible
He said this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.

Legacy Standard Bible
But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die.

Berean Standard Bible
He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus was talking about the way he would be put to death.

Complete Jewish Bible
He said this to indicate what kind of death he would die.

Darby Translation
But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said this to show how he would die.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe this sayd he, signifying what death he should die.

Good News Translation
(In saying this he indicated the kind of death he was going to suffer.)

Lexham English Bible
(Now he said this to indicate by what sort of death he was going to die.)

Literal Translation
But He said this, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

American Standard Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

Bible in Basic English
(This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

Hebrew Names Version
But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But this he said to show by what death he should die.

Murdock Translation
And this he said, to show by what manner of death, he was to die.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
(This he sayde, signifiyng what death he shoulde dye.)

English Revised Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

World English Bible
But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(He spake this, signifying what death he should die.) The people answered him,

Weymouth's New Testament
He said this to indicate the kind of death He would die.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide this thing, signifiynge bi what deth he `was to die.

Update Bible Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

Webster's Bible Translation
(This he said, signifying what death he should die.)

New English Translation
(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

New King James Version
This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

New Living Translation
He said this to indicate how he was going to die.

New Life Bible
He said this to tell the kind of death He was going to die.

New Revised Standard
He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, this, he was saying, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)

Revised Standard Version
He said this to show by what death he was to die.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This sayde Iesus signifyinge what deeth he shuld dye.

Young's Literal Translation
And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(But this he sayde, to signifye, what death he shulde dye.)

Mace New Testament (1729)
(this he said to signify what death he should die.)

Simplified Cowboy Version
He was telling them how he was going to die.

Contextual Overview

²⁷ 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. ²⁸ O Father, glorify your name. Then a voice was heard from heaven, I am glorified, and I shall again be glorified. ²⁹ And the people who stood by heard it, and said, It was thunder; others said, An angel spoke to him. ³⁰ Jesus answered and said to them, This voice was not on my account, but for your sake. ³¹ Now is the judgment of this world; now the leader of this world will be cast out. ³² And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw every man to me. ³³ He said this, to show by what kind of death he was to die. ³⁴ The people said to him, We have heard from the law that the Christ shall remain forever; how do you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? ³⁵ Jesus said to them, The light is with you for a little while; walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overcome you; and he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. ³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become the sons of the light. Jesus spoke these things, and went away and hid himself from them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

signifying: John 18:32, John 21:19

Reciprocal: Mark 9:10 - what Luke 23:33 - they crucified John 8:21 - I go John 12:24 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This he said,.... These are the words of the evangelist, interpreting the design of Christ in the above words, thereby

signifying what death he should die; the phrase of being lifted up from the earth, not only signified his death, but the kind, or manner of it, that it should be by crucifixion; a person crucified being stretched forth upon a cross, and that erected, was lifted up between earth and heaven.