John 12:29
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Cross-references
Exodus 19:16 describes God's presence with thunder, explaining why the crowd interpreted the voice as thunder.
Exodus 20:18 shows the Israelites perceiving God's voice as thunder, mirroring the crowd's reaction here.
Job 37:2-5 directly describes God's voice as thunder, providing a scriptural background for the crowd's interpretation.
Job 40:9 rhetorically asks if one can thunder like God, reinforcing the idea of divine voice as thunder.
Revelation 6:1 uses thunder imagery for a divine voice, similar to the crowd hearing thunder at God's voice.
Revelation 8:5 includes thunderings accompanying divine actions, paralleling the thunderous voice from heaven.
Revelation 11:19 mentions thunderings in heaven, echoing the phenomenon of God's voice sounding like thunder.
Revelation 14:2 describes a voice like great thunder, directly paralleling the crowd's perception of thunder.
In Psalm 18:13, God's voice is described as thunder — directly matching the crowd's 'it thundered' here.
In Psalm 29:3, the Lord's voice is likened to thunder — aligning with the crowd's interpretation here.
In Exodus 19:9, God speaks audibly so people believe — unlike the crowd's confusion here about what they heard.
In Acts 22:9, Paul's companions saw light but didn't understand the voice — similar to the crowd's divided perception here.
In Acts 23:9, Pharisees argue an angel may have spoken — echoing the crowd's speculation here about the voice.
In 2 Peter 1:17, the Father's voice at the Transfiguration is clear and unambiguous, contrasting with the crowd's confusion here.
Ezekiel 10:5 compares the sound of cherubim wings to the voice of God, relating to the divine sound heard here.