John 12:27
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.
Cross-references
In John 11:33-35, Jesus is troubled and weeps at Lazarus's tomb, using the same Greek word 'tarasso' found here. Both show his emotional humanity.
In John 13:21, Jesus is troubled in spirit over betrayal, mirroring the turmoil he expresses in John 12:27 about the hour of suffering.
In John 18:37, Jesus states he came into the world to bear witness to the truth — echoing his purpose here: 'for this very reason I came to this hour.'
John 14:1 instructs disciples not to be troubled—directly contrasting Jesus' own troubled soul in John 12:27.
John 14:31 shows Jesus acting on the Father's command—the obedient submission he resolved to in John 12:27.
John 17:1 announces the hour has come—the very hour Jesus accepted in John 12:27, now he prays for glory.
John 18:11 has Jesus embracing the cup from the Father—the very suffering he accepted in John 12:27.
Matthew 26:39 shows Jesus praying to avoid the cup yet submitting—echoes his same struggle and surrender in this verse.
Luke 22:44 shows Jesus in such anguish his sweat becomes blood—parallels the intense agony of his soul in this hour.
Mark 14:33-36 depicts Jesus deeply distressed and praying the same cup prayer—direct parallel to his troubled soul and submission.
Matthew 26:54 gives the reason Jesus does not seek deliverance: to fulfill Scripture — parallel to his resolve here: 'for this very reason I came to this hour.'
In Matthew 26:53, Jesus acknowledges he could call legions of angels for deliverance — the same temptation he rejects here: 'Father, save me from this hour? No.'
Matthew 26:42 repeats the prayer of submission, reinforcing Jesus' acceptance of the hour—parallel to his resolve here.
In Matthew 26:38, Jesus' soul is similarly overwhelmed with sorrow to death—direct parallel to his troubled soul here.
In Isaiah 53:3, the suffering servant is despised and familiar with pain. Jesus' troubled soul here aligns with that prophetic portrait.
1 Timothy 1:15 declares Christ came to save sinners — the purpose behind the 'hour' Jesus accepts here, his death for salvation.
Hebrews 2:14 explains Jesus partook of flesh and blood to destroy the devil through death — the very purpose of the troubled hour he embraces here.
Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus' prayers and tears to be saved from death, heard because of submission—parallels his same petition here.
Hebrews 10:5-9 quotes Christ saying 'I have come to do your will' — directly echoing his submission to the Father's plan in this verse.
Mark 14:41 declares the hour has come—the very hour Jesus resolved to face in John 12:27.
Hebrews 12:2 reveals Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before him — explaining the resolve behind his troubled soul in the main verse.
Luke 22:42 presents the same prayer of submission—asking to avoid the cup but yielding—reinforcing John 12:27's commitment.
Mark 14:36 replicates the dilemma—asking to avoid the hour then submitting—mirroring John 12:27's internal struggle.
In Mark 14:34, Jesus echoes the same troubled soul in Gethsemane, intensifying the agony beyond John 12:27's statement.
Matthew 26:37 shows Jesus 'sorrowful and troubled' in Gethsemane—the same Greek word for troubled, later intensifying his earlier distress.
Isaiah 53:11 speaks of the Servant seeing 'the travail of his soul'—directly prophesying the soul-anguish Jesus experiences here.
Psalm 55:4 says 'my heart is in anguish'—a direct verbal parallel to Jesus' 'now my soul is troubled'.
Psalm 22:14 describes the Messiah's anguish with 'poured out like water'—a prophetic portrait of the soul-troubling suffering Jesus faces.
Luke 22:53 calls it 'your hour—when darkness reigns,' echoing Jesus' reference to 'this hour' as his appointed time.
Romans 15:3 states Christ did not please himself, quoting Psalm 69:9 — this epitomizes the self-denial in Jesus' troubled submission to his hour.
In 1 Chronicles 21:13, David expresses similar distress and submits to God's hand—echoing Jesus' acceptance of his hour.
Philippians 1:20 shows Paul hoping Christ will be exalted in his death — mirroring Jesus' purpose to glorify the Father through his hour.
In Psalm 88:3, the psalmist is overwhelmed with troubles and near death, echoing Jesus' troubled soul approaching his crucifixion.
In Psalm 69:1-3, the psalmist laments sinking in deep waters, a poetic parallel to Jesus' troubled soul as he faces his hour of death.
Psalm 31:15 declares 'my times are in your hand'—reinforcing Jesus' trust that his hour is from the Father.