John 5:30
28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
29 and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
31 If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
32 There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
- ASV
- I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- DARBY
- I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
- BLB
- I am able to do nothing from Myself. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My will, but the will of the One having sent Me.
- ÅB
- Jeg kan ikke gjøre noe av meg selv; som jeg hører, så dømmer jeg, og min dom er rettferdig; for jeg søker ikke min vilje, men hans vilje som har sendt meg.
- OTB
- Av meg selv kan jeg ikke gjøre noe; jeg dømmer bare slik jeg hører, og min dom er rettferdig, for jeg søker ikke å behage meg selv, men ham som sendte meg.
- B1930
- Jeg kan ikke gjøre noget av mig selv; som jeg hører, så dømmer jeg, og min dom er rettferdig; for jeg søker ikke min vilje, men hans vilje som har sendt mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
Read in contextJohn 5:19
So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
Read in contextJohn 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
Read in contextJohn 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
Read in contextMatthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Read in contextJohn 8:28
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
Read in contextPsalms 40:7–8
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
Read in contextJohn 8:15–16
You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
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