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JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“This voiceἡ φωνὴ αὕτηhas comeγέγονενnotΟὐforδι’my sakeἐμὲbutἀλλὰforδι’yours.ὑμᾶς
John 12:30
Study it in the app“Jesus answered and said, “This voice has come not for my sake but for yours.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:30, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “This voiceφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- has comeγέγονενgegonen
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “gegonen” appears
The context
29So the crowd that stood there and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to him.”
30 · This verse (above)
31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.
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?