John 12:49
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 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.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
- KJV
- For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- WEB
- For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me gave me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.
- ASV
- For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- DARBY
- For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what I should say and what I should speak;
- BLB
- For I did not speak from Myself, but the Father Himself, having sent Me, has given Me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.
- ÅB
- For jeg har ikke talt av meg selv, men Faren, som har sendt meg, han har gitt meg befaling om hva jeg skal si og hva jeg skal tale,
- OTB
- For jeg har ikke talt på egen hånd, men Faderen som har sendt meg, har instruert meg om å si alt jeg har sagt.
- B1930
- For jeg har ikke talt av mig selv, men Faderen, som har sendt mig, han har gitt mig befaling om hvad jeg skal si og hvad jeg skal tale,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 14:10
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Read in contextJohn 8:26
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
Read in contextJohn 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Read in contextJohn 17:8
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Read in contextJohn 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Read in contextJohn 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Read in contextJohn 8:42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
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