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Father,πάτερglorifyδόξασόνyour name.”σου τὸ ὄνομαSoοὖνa voiceφωνὴcameἦλθενfromἐκheaven:τοῦ οὐρανοῦ“I have glorified it,ἐδόξασαandκαὶI will glorify itδοξάσωagain.”πάλιν
John 12:28
Study it in the app“Father, glorify your name.” So a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.””
With the Greek beneath
John 12:28, word by word
- Fatherπάτερpater
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “pater” appears- glorifyδόξασόνdoxason
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxason” appears- your nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- a voiceφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears
The context
27Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this reason I came to this hour.
28 · This verse (above)
29So the crowd that stood there and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to him.”
To study John 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Mary do with the perfume at the dinner in Bethany, and what does Judas object? How does Jesus answer? (vv. 3-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says a grain of wheat, if it dies, bears much fruit (v. 24). What connection does he see between losing one's life and serving him? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Mary gave the best she had to Jesus (v. 3). What is the best you have, and how could you offer it with love today?