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John 12:32The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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κἀγὼ ἂν ὑψωθῶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς, πάντας ἑλκύσω πρὸς ἐμαυτόν.
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John 12:32The Bible in Living English
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32 and I, if I am lifted off the earth, shall draw everybody to myself.”
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John 12:32American Standard Version
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32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.
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John 12:32The Emphasized Bible
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32 And I if I be lifted up out of the earth will draw all unto myself.
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John 12:32King James Version
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32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
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JohnWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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12:32 g64 9/22 28; rm 148
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John Study Notes—Chapter 12New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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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.
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