# John 12.28

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **28. <span class="rl-speech">Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.</span>**
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> 29. <span class="rl-speech">The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.</span> 30. Jesus answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.</span> (John 12:26-30, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time.</span>
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> **28. <span class="rl-speech">Father, glorify your name!” Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”</span>**
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> 29. The multitude therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.</span> (John 12:26-30, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **28. <span class="rl-speech">Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.</span>**
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> 29. <span class="rl-speech">The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.</span> 30. Jesus answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.</span> (John 12:26-30, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me, honour him will the Father.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span>
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> **28. <span class="rl-speech">Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, 'I both glorified, and again I will glorify [it];'</span>**
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> 29. <span class="rl-speech">the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, 'A messenger hath spoken to him.'</span> 30. Jesus answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;</span> (John 12:26-30, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 12](/codex/john-12/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.