John 12:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 12:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 12:30 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 12:30 — KJV
“Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.”
— John 12:30 (KJV)
John 12:30 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 12:30
“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
Shares key themes with John 12:30: jesus, answered, voice
“And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.”
Shares key themes with John 12:30: answered, voice, came
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with John 12:30: voice, came, because
“And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.”
Shares key themes with John 12:30: answered, came, because
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with John 12:30: answered, came, because
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