John 12:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 12:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 12:27 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 12:27 — KJV
“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.”
— John 12:27 (KJV)
John 12:27 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 12:27
“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”
Shares key themes with John 12:27: say, father, cause
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with John 12:27: now, soul, say
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,”
Shares key themes with John 12:27: say, father, cause
“For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.”
Shares key themes with John 12:27: now, soul, say
“Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. was...: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind”
Shares key themes with John 12:27: now, troubled, cause
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