John 12:49

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

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Referenced Verses

  • John 17:8 : 8 because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.
  • John 8:26 : 26 many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'
  • John 14:10 : 10 Believest thou not that I `am' in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;
  • John 5:30 : 30 `I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.
  • Deut 18:18 : 18 a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him;
  • John 3:11 : 11 `Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
  • Rev 1:1 : 1 A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify `it', having sent through his messenger to his servant John,
  • John 15:15 : 15 no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.
  • John 3:32 : 32 `And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;
  • John 6:38-40 : 38 because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me. 39 `And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day; 40 and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'
  • John 14:31 : 31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.
  • John 8:42 : 42 Jesus then said to them, `If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 12:50
    85%

    50and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'

  • John 8:26-29
    4 verses
    78%

    26many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'

    27They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;

    28Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am `he'; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

    29and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

  • John 6:38-39
    2 verses
    76%

    38because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

    39`And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day;

  • John 5:30-31
    2 verses
    76%

    30`I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

    31`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

  • John 7:16
    75%

    16Jesus answered them and said, `My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

  • John 14:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10Believest thou not that I `am' in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;

    11believe me, that I `am' in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

  • John 5:36-38
    3 verses
    74%

    36`But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.

    37`And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

    38and His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.

  • John 3:34
    74%

    34for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

  • John 12:47-48
    2 verses
    74%

    47and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

    48`He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,

  • John 8:38
    74%

    38I -- that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father -- ye do.'

  • John 5:19
    74%

    19Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

  • John 17:8
    73%

    8because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.

  • John 7:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, `Ye have both known me, and ye have known whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but He who sent me is true, whom ye have not known;

    29and I have known Him, because I am from Him, and He did send me.'

  • John 10:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17`Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

    18no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

  • John 8:42
    73%

    42Jesus then said to them, `If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

  • John 8:16
    73%

    16and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

  • John 8:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18I am `one' who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

    19They said, therefore, to him, `Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, `Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'

  • John 14:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

    25`These things I have spoken to you, remaining with you,

  • John 12:30
    72%

    30Jesus answered and said, `Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you;

  • John 7:18
    72%

    18`He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

  • John 16:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;

    28I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

  • John 12:28
    72%

    28Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, `I both glorified, and again I will glorify `it';'

  • John 12:45
    72%

    45and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me;

  • John 16:15
    72%

    15`All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;

  • John 14:31
    72%

    31but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.

  • Matt 11:27
    72%

    27`All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal `Him'.

  • John 8:54
    71%

    54Jesus answered, `If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

  • John 8:50
    70%

    50and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

  • John 13:20
    70%

    20verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

  • John 5:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,

    23that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

  • John 18:21
    70%

    21why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.'

  • John 10:36-37
    2 verses
    70%

    36of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

    37if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

  • John 8:14
    70%

    14Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

  • Matt 10:20
    70%

    20for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.