Voice - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Voice

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a sound," is used of the voice
(a) of God, Matthew 3:17; John 5:37; John 12:28, John 12:30; Acts 7:31; Acts 10:13, Acts 10:15; Acts 11:7, Acts 11:9; Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 3:15; Hebrews 4:7; Hebrews 12:19, Hebrews 12:26; 2 Peter 1:17-18; Revelation 18:4; Revelation 21:3;
(b) of Christ,

(1) in the days of His flesh, Matthew 12:19 (negatively); John 3:29; John 5:25; John 10:3-John 10:4, John 10:16, John 10:27; John 11:43; John 18:37;

(2) on the Cross, Matthew 27:46, and parallel passages;

(3) from heaven, Acts 9:4, Acts 9:7; Acts 22:7, Acts 22:9, Acts 22:14; Acts 26:14; Revelation 1:10, Revelation 1:12 (here, by metonymy, of the speaker), Revelation 1:15; Revelation 3:20;

(4) at the resurrection "to life," John 5:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, where "the voice of the archangel" is, lit., "a voice of an archangel," and probably refers to the Lord's voice as being of an archangelic character;

(5) at the resurrection to judgment, John 5:28 [not the same event as

(4)];
(c) of human beings on earth, e.g., Matthew 2:18; Matthew 3:3; Luke 1:42, in some texts, AV, "voice," and frequently in the Synoptists;
(d) of angels, Revelation 5:11, and frequently in the Apocalypse;
(e) of the redeemed in heaven, e.g., Revelation 6:10; Revelation 18:22; Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:5;
(f) of a pagan god, Acts 12:22;
(g) of things, e.g., wind, John 3:8, RV, "voice" (AV, "sound"). See SOUND.

Notes:

(1) In Luke 1:42 (1st part), AV, anaphoneo, "to lift up one's voice," is rendered "spake out," RV, "lifted up (her) voice."

(2) In Acts 26:10, AV, "I gave my voice" (RV, "... vote"): See STONE, No. 2.

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