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Christian Standard Bible ®

John 12:33

He said this to indicate what kind of death he was about to die.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Sacrifice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Death of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cross;   Judgment;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ascension of Jesus Christ;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Judgment, Last;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Serpent, Brazen;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Atonement;   Cross, Crucifixion;   Hour;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Martha;   Transfiguration;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Announcements of Death;   Atonement (2);   Betrayal;   Cosmopolitanism;   Cross, Cross-Bearing;   Discourse;   Fig-Tree ;   Hopefulness ;   John, Gospel of (Ii. Contents);   Ministry;   Mission;   Moses ;   Punishment (2);   Redemption (2);   Temple (2);   Transfiguration (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bethany;   Martha;   Passover;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement;   Christ, Offices of;   Die;   Philip (2);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Agony;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 4;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
(This hee said, signifying what death he should die)
King James Version
This he said, signifying what death he should die.
English Standard Version
He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
New American Standard Bible
Now He was saying this to indicate what kind of death He was going to die.
New Century Version
Jesus said this to show how he would die.
Amplified Bible
He said this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.
Legacy Standard Bible
But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die.
Berean Standard Bible
He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus was talking about the way he would be put to death.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said this to indicate what kind of death he would die.
Darby Translation
But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said this to show how he would die.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe this sayd he, signifying what death he should die.
George Lamsa Translation
He said this, to show by what kind of death he was to die.
Good News Translation
(In saying this he indicated the kind of death he was going to suffer.)
Lexham English Bible
(Now he said this to indicate by what sort of death he was going to die.)
Literal Translation
But He said this, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.
American Standard Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
Bible in Basic English
(This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
Hebrew Names Version
But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
International Standard Version
He said this to indicate the kind of death he was about to die.John 18:32;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But this he said to show by what death he should die.
Murdock Translation
And this he said, to show by what manner of death, he was to die.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(This he sayde, signifiyng what death he shoulde dye.)
English Revised Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
World English Bible
But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(He spake this, signifying what death he should die.) The people answered him,
Weymouth's New Testament
He said this to indicate the kind of death He would die.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide this thing, signifiynge bi what deth he `was to die.
Update Bible Version
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
Webster's Bible Translation
(This he said, signifying what death he should die.)
New English Translation
(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)
New King James Version
This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
New Living Translation
He said this to indicate how he was going to die.
New Life Bible
He said this to tell the kind of death He was going to die.
New Revised Standard
He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, this, he was saying, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)
Revised Standard Version
He said this to show by what death he was to die.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This sayde Iesus signifyinge what deeth he shuld dye.
Young's Literal Translation
And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(But this he sayde, to signifye, what death he shulde dye.)
Mace New Testament (1729)
(this he said to signify what death he should die.)
Simplified Cowboy Version
He was telling them how he was going to die.

Contextual Overview

27“Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me 28Father, glorify your name.” 29The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you. 31Now is the judgment of this world. 32As for me, if I am lifted up 33He said this to indicate what kind of death he was about to die.34Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man 35Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. 36While you have the light,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

signifying: John 18:32, John 21:19

Reciprocal: Mark 9:10 - what Luke 23:33 - they crucified John 8:21 - I go John 12:24 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This he said,.... These are the words of the evangelist, interpreting the design of Christ in the above words, thereby

signifying what death he should die; the phrase of being lifted up from the earth, not only signified his death, but the kind, or manner of it, that it should be by crucifixion; a person crucified being stretched forth upon a cross, and that erected, was lifted up between earth and heaven.


 
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