John 12:50

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.

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  • John 6:68 : 68 Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • John 20:31 : 31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
  • 1 Tim 1:16 : 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.
  • John 6:63 : 63 The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.
  • 1 John 3:23-24 : 23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us. 24 He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.
  • 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life. 13 I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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    49For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.

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    30After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

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    9Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

    10If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

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    12This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

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    26I 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.

  • John 8:28-29
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  • John 10:15
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    15Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

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    17For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

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    20At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

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    10Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

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    30Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

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