John 12:48

46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

47 As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
KJV
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
WEB
He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke will judge him in the last day.
ASV
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.
DARBY
He that rejects me and does not receive my words, has him who judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.
BLB
The one rejecting Me and not receiving My words has one judging him: The word that I spoke, which will judge him in the last day.
ÅB
den som forkaster meg og ikke tar imot mine ord, har den som dømmer ham: det ord jeg har talt, det skal dømme ham på den ytterste dag.
OTB
Men det er en dommer for den som avviser meg og ikke aksepterer mine ord; de ordene jeg har talt, vil dømme dem på den siste dag.
B1930
den som forkaster mig og ikke tar imot mine ord, har den som dømmer ham: det ord jeg har talt, det skal dømme ham på den ytterste dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 10:16

    Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

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  • Hebrews 9:27–28

    Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

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  • Romans 2:16

    on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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  • John 3:17–20

    For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

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  • John 11:24

    Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

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  • Hebrews 10:29–31

    How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

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