John 12:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus confesses that his soul is troubled, yet he will not pray to be saved from this hour, for this is the very reason he came to it.
What Does John 12:27 Mean?
Here John shows the anguish that the other Gospels place in Gethsemane. Jesus does not glide toward the cross unmoved; his soul is shaken, and he says so aloud. He voices the prayer he might have prayed, Father, save me from this hour, and then lays it down.
His trouble was real, and his resolve ran deeper than his trouble. He chose the hour because the hour was why he came, and he chose it for us. Here is comfort for every shaken soul: the Savior knows from the inside what dread feels like, and he stayed. He could be honest with the Father in it, and so can we.
John 12:27 in the Original Language
tarasso (ταράσσω), 'troubled' -- shaken or stirred, as water churned into turmoil.
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What does John 12:27 mean?
Jesus confesses that his soul is troubled, yet he will not pray to be saved from this hour, for this is the very reason he came to it.