Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Watchtower
ONLINE LIBRARY
English
  • BIBLE
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • MEETINGS
  • John 12:32
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 32 And yet I, if I am lifted up from the earth,+ will draw all sorts of men to myself.”

  • John 12:32
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 32 κἀγὼ and I ἂν likely ὑψωθῶ should be put high up ἐκ out of τῆς the γῆς, earth, πάντας all [men] ἑλκύσω I shall draw πρὸς toward ἐμαυτόν. myself.

  • John 12:32
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 32 And yet I, if I am lifted+ up from the earth, will draw men of all sorts* to me.”+

  • John 12:32
    The Bible in Living English
    • 32 and I, if I am lifted off the earth, shall draw everybody to myself.”

  • John 12:32
    American Standard Version
    • 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.

  • John 12:32
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 32 And I if I be lifted up out of the earth will draw all unto myself.

  • John 12:32
    King James Version
    • 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 12:32 jy 242; gt chapter 104; w89 12/1 8; rs 357-358; g88 8/8 27

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 12:32 g64 9/22 28; rm 148

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 12:32

      Jesus—The Way, p. 242

      The Watchtower,

      12/1/1989, p. 8

      Reasoning, pp. 357-358

      Awake!,

      8/8/1988, pp. 26-27

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 12:32

      I am lifted up from the earth: Apparently referring to Jesus’ execution on a stake, as indicated by the verse that follows.

      all sorts of men: Or “people of all sorts.” Jesus declares that he will draw people of all backgrounds to himself, regardless of nationality, race, or economic status. (Ac 10:34, 35; Re 7:9, 10; see study note on Joh 6:44.) It is worth noting that on this occasion, “some Greeks” worshipping at the temple wanted to see Jesus. (See study note on Joh 12:20.) Many translations render the Greek word pas (“everyone; all [people]”) in a way that indicates that every human will ultimately be drawn to Jesus. This idea, however, would not agree with the rest of the inspired Scriptures. (Ps 145:20; Mt 7:13; Lu 2:34; 2Th 1:9) While the Greek word literally means “all; everyone” (Ro 5:12), Mt 5:11 and Ac 10:12 clearly show that it can mean “every sort” or “all sorts”; in these verses many translations use renderings such as “every sort of; all kinds of.”​—Joh 1:7; 1Ti 2:4.

English Publications (1950-2025)
Log Out
Log In
  • English
  • Share
  • Preferences
  • Copyright © 2025 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Settings
  • JW.ORG
  • Log In
Share