John 12:28
New International Version
Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

New Living Translation
Father, bring glory to your name.” Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.”

English Standard Version
Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

Berean Standard Bible
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

Berean Literal Bible
Father, glorify Your name." Therefore a voice came from heaven: "I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

King James Bible
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

New King James Version
Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

New American Standard Bible
Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

NASB 1995
“Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

NASB 1977
“Father, glorify Thy name.” There came therefore a voice out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

Amplified Bible
[Rather, I will say,] ‘Father, glorify (honor, extol) Your name!’” Then a voice came from heaven saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

Christian Standard Bible
Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”

American Standard Version
Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Contemporary English Version
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!"

English Revised Version
Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Father, give glory to your name." A voice from heaven said, "I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again."

Good News Translation
Father, bring glory to your name!" Then a voice spoke from heaven, "I have brought glory to it, and I will do so again."

International Standard Version
Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!"

Majority Standard Bible
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

NET Bible
Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

New Heart English Bible
Father, glorify your name." Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."

Webster's Bible Translation
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Weymouth New Testament
Father, glorify Thy name." Thereupon there came a voice from the sky, "I have glorified it and will also glorify it again."

World English Bible
Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Father, glorify Your Name.” Therefore there came a voice out of Heaven, “I both glorified, and again I will glorify [it]”;

Berean Literal Bible
Father, glorify Your name." Therefore a voice came from heaven: "I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

Young's Literal Translation
Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, 'I both glorified, and again I will glorify it;'

Smith's Literal Translation
Father, honour thy name. Then came a voice from heaven, I have also honoured, and will again honour.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Father, glorify your name!” And then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

New American Bible
Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.”

New Revised Standard Version
Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O Father, glorify your name. Then a voice was heard from heaven, I am glorified, and I shall again be glorified.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Father, glorify your name.” And a voice was heard from Heaven: “I have glorified and I am glorifying it again.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Father, glorify thy name. Then there came a voice from heaven: I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Godbey New Testament
Father, glorify thy name. Then a voice came from heaven, I have indeed glorified thee, and will glorify thee again.

Haweis New Testament
Father, glorify thy name! Then came a voice from heaven, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Mace New Testament
father, glorify thy name." then there came this voice from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

Weymouth New Testament
Father, glorify Thy name." Thereupon there came a voice from the sky, "I have glorified it and will also glorify it again."

Worrell New Testament
Father, glorify Thy Name!" There came, therefore, a voice out of Heaven, "I both glorified it, and will glorify it again."

Worsley New Testament
Father, glorify thy name. Then came a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

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Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Predicts His Death
27Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. 28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.…

Cross References
Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

Mark 1:11
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

Mark 9:7
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

Luke 9:35
And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

John 17:1
When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.

John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

John 11:41-42
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. / I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

2 Peter 1:17
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 48:11
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

Isaiah 6:1-3
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

Psalm 29:3
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

Psalm 96:7-8
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. / Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.


Treasury of Scripture

Father, glorify your name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

Father.

John 18:11
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Matthew 26:42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Then.

Matthew 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

I have.

John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

John 11:4,40-44
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby…

and will.

John 13:31,32
Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him…

Isaiah 49:3-7
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified…

Ephesians 2:7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

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John 12
1. Jesus excuses Mary anointing his feet.
9. The people flock to see Lazarus.
10. The chief priests consult to kill him.
12. Jesus rides into Jerusalem.
20. Greeks desire to see Jesus.
23. He foretells his death.
37. The people are generally blinded;
42. yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him;
44. therefore Jesus calls earnestly for confession of faith.














Father
The term "Father" in this context is translated from the Greek word "Pater," which signifies a deep, intimate relationship between Jesus and God. This invocation of "Father" reflects Jesus' submission and reverence, acknowledging God as the ultimate authority and source of all glory. In the historical context of Jewish tradition, addressing God as "Father" was a profound expression of trust and familial bond, emphasizing the unique sonship of Jesus.

glorify
The Greek word for "glorify" is "doxazo," which means to honor, praise, or magnify. In this plea, Jesus is asking God to reveal His divine nature and majesty through the events that are about to unfold, particularly His crucifixion and resurrection. This request underscores the purpose of Jesus' mission on earth—to bring glory to God through His obedience and sacrifice.

Your name
In biblical terms, a "name" represents the essence and character of a person. Here, "Your name" refers to God's nature, His holiness, and His divine attributes. Jesus' desire for God's name to be glorified indicates His commitment to making God's character known to the world, fulfilling the divine plan of salvation.

Then a voice came from heaven
This phrase signifies a divine intervention and affirmation from God. The voice from heaven is a rare and significant event in the Bible, symbolizing God's direct communication and approval. It serves as a testament to Jesus' identity as the Son of God and the authenticity of His mission.

I have glorified it
God's response, "I have glorified it," reflects the past actions through which He has already revealed His glory, such as through the creation, the covenants with Israel, and the life and ministry of Jesus up to this point. It is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the continuous revelation of His glory throughout history.

and I will glorify it again
This promise points to the future glorification through Jesus' impending death and resurrection. It assures that God's glory will be further manifested in the ultimate act of redemption. This statement is a prophetic assurance that God's plan will be fulfilled, and His glory will be made known to all nations.

(28) Father, glorify thy name.--The pronoun "Thy" is emphatic. The Son's will is one with that of the Father; the Son's glory is in the glorifying the Father's name. Comp. the opening clause of the Lord's Prayer (Note on Matthew 6:9 et seq.) and in this context Note on John 12:23.

Then came there a voice from heaven.--The words mean, not that a sound came from heaven, but that there was heard an articulate voice (comp. Note on John 3:8); and that St. John intended his readers to understand this cannot be questioned. He records here a fact parallel to those recorded by the other Evangelists at the Baptism (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 4:22), and at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35), and parallel to that to which St. Luke and St. Paul have testified (Acts 9:4; Acts 22:9; Acts 26:14). . . .

Verses 28, 29. - A heavy thunder-cloud seems to hang over him; for a moment a break in the darkness, a rift in the clouds, presents itself, and, though he might have prayed for legions of angels, he did not. The second Adam knows the issue of the tremendous trial, and, in full apprehension of the answer to his deepest prayer, he cries, Father, glorify thy Name. The "thy" is emphatic. A contrast is implied between the eternal glory and the glory of the Christ. "I am thine; thou art mine;" "Thy will be done;" "Not as I will, but as thou wilt;" "If this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, thy will be done;" "Not my will, but thine be done." I bare my breast for the blow; I yield my ψυχή absolutely to thy control! God glorifies himself in many ways, and here we see the highest point to which the human can rise. Godet calls attention to the extraordinary mistake made by Colani, who founds a charge against the Gospel itself on the supposition that these solemn words were, "Father, glorify my Name." The synoptists tell us that at the baptism (Matthew 3:17) and at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:5) a literal voice of words was heard from heaven conveying intelligible ideas to John the Baptist and subsequently to Peter, James, and John. And here the same John (son of Zebedee) records, not only that such a kind of voice was repeated on this occasion, but reports the very words themselves. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. These words many of the crowd round about him, as well as Jesus himself, distinctly heard. The multitude that stood by said, It has thundered; hearing only a voice of thunder. It will not, however, on that account be fair to this evangelist to say (with Paulus, Lucke, and even Hengstenberg) that there was no objective audible voice which any ear beside that of Jesus could hear, and which none but the mind of Jesus could interpret. It is not sufficient to say "that the thunder and the voice were identical." Hengstenberg quotes numerous passages from the Old Testament where thunder was interpreted to mean the "voice of Jehovah" (1 Samuel 12:18; Psalm 29; Job 37:4; Psalm 18:13), but there are numerous passages both in the Old Testament and in the Gospels and Acts where an objective voice was heard. Such voice was at times accompanied by thunder, but not in the majority of cases. In the promises made in the garden of Eden, in the call of Moses and Samuel, and in the communion that passed between the Lord and Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, Solomon, and Elijah, Jehovah spake in audible words without such auxiliary. When communications were made to Eli, to David, to Hezekiah, and others, they were given by the lips of prophetic men. When the Law was given to all the tribes of Israel, the thunder-trumpet was exceeding loud and long, and the people could not bear the awful experience, so that the Lord was pleased to speak to Moses only, and he was to communicate with the people. The case of Elijah is remarkable because the "still small voice" is distinguished from the thunder, etc., which had preceded it. Why should Hengstenberg have refrained from giving these Old Testament facts their proper weight? The rationalistic view would make the words spoken to have been the inference that either Jesus or John drew from a clap of thunder, and must conclude that the crowd, so far as the objective fact was concerned, were practically in the right. The narrative itself recounts a varied appreciation of a distinct and objective fact. Those who were not alive to any voice from heaven confounded it with thunder, lowered the Divine communication down to an ordinary natural fact. Others, i.e. "a few others," were much nearer to the reality when they said, An angel hath spoken to him (compare reference to the angelic aid that came to the Lord in Gethsemane). The voice of God's plenipotentiary angel speaking in his Name, was recognized as a supernatural communication, though the meaning of it was not grasped (cf. the voice with which Jesus spoke to Paul on the way to Damascus). But we may reasonably suppose that these Greeks, that the disciples who surrounded Jesus, that the beloved John, found in the voice a direct answer to the previous sublime cry of the Lord. The prayer, "Father, glorify thy Name," received the answer, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again; i.e. In thy work and life hitherto, as Prophet, Master, Example, as my beloved Son, my Name has already been glorified in thee, and now in thy approaching sacrificial agony in which thou wilt become perfect as a Priest-King, and the Author of eternal salvation, "I will glorify it again."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Father,
Πάτερ (Pater)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

glorify
δόξασόν (doxason)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

Your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

name!”
ὄνομα (onoma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

a voice
φωνὴ (phōnē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.

came
Ἦλθεν (Ēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven:
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

“I have glorified [it],
ἐδόξασα (edoxasa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I will glorify [it]
δοξάσω (doxasō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

again.”
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.


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