John 12:49

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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.›

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Referenced Verses

  • John 17:8 : 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.›
  • John 8:26 : 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.›
  • John 14:10 : 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.›
  • John 5:30 : 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.›
  • Deut 18:18 : 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.
  • John 3:11 : 11 ‹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.›
  • Rev 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:
  • John 15:15 : 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.›
  • John 3:32 : 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
  • John 6:38-40 : 38 ‹For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.› 39 ‹And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.› 40 ‹And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.›
  • John 14:31 : 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.›
  • John 8:42 : 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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    50‹And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.›

  • John 8:26-29
    4 verses
    78%

    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.›

    27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

    28Then said Jesus unto them, ‹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 my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.›

    29‹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.›

  • John 6:38-39
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    38‹For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.›

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  • John 5:30-31
    2 verses
    76%

    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.›

    31¶ ‹If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.›

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    75%

    16Jesus answered them, and said, ‹My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.›

  • John 14:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    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.›

    11‹Believe me that I› [am] ‹in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.›

  • John 5:36-38
    3 verses
    74%

    36‹But I have greater witness than› [that] ‹of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.›

    37‹And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.›

    38‹And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.›

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    74%

    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].

  • John 12:47-48
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    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.›

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    74%

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  • John 5:19
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    19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.›

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    73%

    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.›

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    73%

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    2 verses
    72%

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    2 verses
    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    70%

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