John 3:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.

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  • John 3:17 : 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
  • Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
  • John 1:16 : 16 And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
  • Num 11:25 : 25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it to the seventy elders; and it came to pass, that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
  • 2 Kgs 2:9 : 9 And it happened, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
  • Ps 45:7 : 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
  • Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear: 4 But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.
  • Isa 62:1-3 : 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines forth like brightness, and her salvation like a burning lamp. 2 And the nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall designate. 3 You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
  • Matt 12:18 : 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
  • Eph 4:7-9 : 7 But to each one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Therefore he says, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what does it mean but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same also who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
  • Col 1:19 : 19 For it pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell;
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 And he showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:16-17 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who hears say, Come. And let him who is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
  • John 7:16 : 16 Jesus answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
  • John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  • John 8:26-28 : 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you: but he who sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him. 27 They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. 28 Then Jesus said to them, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you shall know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things.
  • John 8:40 : 40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God: Abraham did not do this.
  • John 8:47 : 47 He who is of God hears God's words: you therefore do not hear them, because you are not of God.
  • John 15:26 : 26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.
  • John 16:7 : 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is beneficial for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send him to you.

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  • 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

  • John 1:32-34
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    32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.

    33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

    34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

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    49 For I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

    50 And I know that his command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak.

  • John 3:31-33
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    31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

    32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

    33 He who has received his testimony has certified that God is true.

  • 26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.

  • 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

  • 8 For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have surely known that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

  • John 3:16-17
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    16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

  • 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you: but he who sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.

  • 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you and will be in you.

  • 47 He who is of God hears God's words: you therefore do not hear them, because you are not of God.

  • 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

  • 18 He who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

  • 13 By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

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    13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come.

    14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you.

  • 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it is given to him from heaven.

  • 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

  • 46 Not that any man has seen the Father, except he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

  • 27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son will reveal him.

  • 6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • 2 As you have given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as you have given him.

  • 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

  • 24 He who does not love me does not keep my words: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

  • 16 Jesus answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

  • 36 Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?

  • 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own: but the Father who dwells in me does the works.

  • 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:

  • 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.

  • 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:

  • 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.

  • 18 As you have sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

  • 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.

  • 29 But I know him, for I am from him, and he sent me.

  • 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

  • 63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

  • 45 And he who sees me sees him who sent me.