King James Version

John 12:30

Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidΟὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notδι’dibecause ofδιά (dia)preposition — “because of”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.because ofἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.αὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butδι’diforδιά (dia)preposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forὑμᾶςhumasyour sakesσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “your sakes”, the object formG4771you.your sakes

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered and said, 'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said, 'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “ This voice hasn’ t come for my sake , but for your sakes .

Darby Translation

Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered, and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

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