John 12:29
Good News Translation
The crowd standing there heard the voice, and some of them said it was thunder, while others said, "An angel spoke to him!"

New Revised Standard Version
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

Contemporary English Version
When the crowd heard the voice, some of them thought it was thunder. Others thought an angel had spoken to Jesus.

New American Bible
The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder; but others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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?

John 12:28
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