John 12:29
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The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

thundered.

Exodus 19:16 And now the third day was come, and the morning appeared: and behold thunders began to be heard, and lightning to flash, and a very thick cloud to cover the mount, and the noise of the trumpet sounded exceeding loud; and the people that was in the camp, feared.

Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,

Job 37:2-5 Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth. . . .

Job 40:9 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Ezekiel 10:5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.

Revelation 6:1 And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals: and I heard one of the four living creatures, as it were the voice of thunder, saying: Come and see.

Revelation 8:5 And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and cast it on the earth: and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and a great earthquake.

Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail.

Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the noise of many waters and as the voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers, harping on their harps.

An angel.

Acts 23:8,9 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. . . .

Revelation 18:1,2 And after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power: and the earth was enlightened with his glory. . . .

Context
Jesus Predicts His Death
28Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again. 29The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him. 30Jesus answered and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.…
Cross References
Acts 9:7
And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the city; and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Now the men who went in company with him stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice but seeing no man.

Acts 23:9
And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

Lexicon
The
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowd
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

standing [there]
ἑστὼς (hestōs)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

heard [it]
ἀκούσας (akousas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

[and] said that
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

it had
γεγονέναι (gegonenai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

thundered.
Βροντὴν (Brontēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1027: Thunder. Akin to bremo; thunder.

Others
ἄλλοι (alloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

said that
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

an angel
Ἄγγελος (Angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

had spoken
λελάληκεν (lelalēken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to Him.
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

Therefore the crowd having stood, and having heard, was saying, "There has been thunder." Others were saying, "An angel has spoken to Him."

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.

The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

The crowd therefore, which stood [there] and heard [it], said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.

The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to him.

The crowd that stood by and heard it, said that there had been thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to him."

The multitude therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

the multitude, therefore, having stood and heard, were saying that there hath been thunder; others said, 'A messenger hath spoken to him.'
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