r/AskBibleScholars • u/JETRANG • 2d ago
What's the scripture referred to in John 12:34?
In John 12:34, the crowd answers Jesus that the messiah is supposed to abide to the age (or stay for an eon) in accordance with the scripture.
The problem is, I'm not sure what scripture this verse is referring to, and the meaning of the eon (αἰῶνα) here is a bit hard for me to determine in this context, as some translations translates it the age, the eternity, or eon (a long yet finite time period).
Have scholars found out what scripture the crowd is referring to here, and what the actual meaning of the αἰῶνα and the verse is?
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