John 12:47

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

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  • John 3:17 : 17 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
  • John 12:48 : 48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
  • 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief: 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.
  • 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
  • 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
  • John 5:45 : 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
  • John 8:15-16 : 15 You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man. 16 Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.
  • John 8:26 : 26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
  • Luke 9:56 : 56 And they went to another small town.

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