John 12:28
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
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ASV
Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
KJV
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| πάτερ, | pater | Father, | G3962 → |
| δόξασόν | doxason | do glorify | G1392 → |
| σου | sou | of You | G4771 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| ὄνομα. | onoma | name. | G3686 → |
| ἦλθεν | ēlthen | Came | G2064 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| φωνὴ | phōnē | a voice | G5456 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὐρανοῦ· | ouranou | heaven: | G3772 → |
| καὶ | kai | Both | G2532 → |
| ἐδόξασα | edoxasa | I have glorified [it] | G1392 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πάλιν | palin | again | G3825 → |
| δοξάσω. | doxasō | I will glorify [it]. | G1392 → |
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