John 12:45

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Pastors and teachers
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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Heb 1:3 : 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Col 1:15 : 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
John 12:41 : 41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.
John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father {G3588} abiding in me doeth his works.
1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

John 12:44
84%
44And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
John 13:19-20
2 verses
79%
19From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].
20Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth {G5100} whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
John 12:46
78%
46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
John 6:46-47
2 verses
77%
46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save {G3361} he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.
47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth {G1519} {G1691} hath eternal life.
John 9:36-37
2 verses
77%
36He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
37{G1161} Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
John 5:35-39
5 verses
76%
35He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.
39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
John 14:7
76%
7If ye had known me, ye would have known {G302} my Father also: {G2532} from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
John 12:41
75%
41These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.
John 14:9-11
3 verses
75%
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father {G3588} abiding in me doeth his works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else {G3361} believe me for the very works' sake.
John 6:36
74%
36But I said unto you, that ye {G2532} have seen me, and yet believe not.
Matt 10:40
74%
40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
John 9:39
74%
39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
John 7:28-29
2 verses
73%
28Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29{G1161} I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
John 8:18
73%
18I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John 1:18
73%
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
Luke 10:16
73%
16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.
John 8:28
72%
28Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.
John 16:16
72%
16A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.
John 8:38
72%
38I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from [your] father.
John 7:18
72%
18He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John 1:33-34
2 verses
72%
33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.
34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
John 8:12
72%
12Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not {G3361} walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:56
72%
56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.
John 12:49
72%
49For I {G2980} 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.
John 9:5
72%
5When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 8:26
72%
26I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.
John 1:36
71%
36and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
John 5:32
71%
32It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 14:19-20
2 verses
71%
19Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Luke 2:30
71%
30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
John 5:23
71%
23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
John 8:42
71%
42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love {G302} me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
John 1:30
71%
30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.
John 16:10
71%
10of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;
John 6:57
71%
57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.
John 17:21
71%
21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be {G1520} in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
John 18:8
70%
8Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Matt 12:17
70%
17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,