John 12 · Verse 44

John 12:44

Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
John 12:44, King James Version

John 12:44 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
WEBJesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
ASVAnd Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
YLTAnd Jesus cried and said, ‘He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me;
DARBYBut Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me, but on him that sent me;
BBEThen Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.
WebsterJesus cried, and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me:

What does John 12:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:44-50
44-50. Jesus cried--in a loud tone, and with peculiar solemnity. (Compare Joh 7:37). and said, He that believeth on me, &c.--This seems to be a supplementary record of some weighty proclamations, for which there had been found no natural place before, and introduced here as a sort of summary and winding up of His whole testimony.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 44. Jesus cried and said. John does not say where or when this was; it is probable, however, that it was a continuation of the discourse recorded in Jn 12:30-36. Jesus saw their unbelief, and proceeded to state the consequence of believing on him, and of rejecting him and his message.

Believeth not on me. That is, not on me alone, or his faith does not terminate on me. Comp. Mt 10:20, Mk 9:37. It involves, also, belief in him that sent me. Jesus uniformly represents the union between himself and God as so intimate that there could not be faith in him unless there was also faith in God. He did the same works (Jn 5:17, 20, 36, 10:25, 37), and taught the very doctrine which God had commissioned him to do, Jn 8:38, 5:30, 20-23.

(v) "He that believeth" Jn 1:5, 3:19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 44 Jesus cried and said - This is our Lord's concluding discourse to this wicked people: probably this and the following verses should be understood as a part of the discourse which was left off at the 36th verse. Jesus cried - he spoke these words aloud, and showed his earnest desire for their salvation. Believeth not on me, (only), but on him that sent me - Here he asserts again his indivisible unity with the Father: - he who believes on the Son believes on the Father: he who hath seen the Son hath seen the Father: he who honors the Son honors the Father. Though it was for asserting this (his oneness with God) that they were going to crucify him, yet he retracts nothing of what he had spoken, but strongly reasserts it, in the very jaws of death!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:44-50
Our Lord publicly proclaimed, that every one who believed on him, as his true disciple, did not believe on him only, but on the Father who sent him. Beholding in Jesus the glory of the Father, we learn to obey, love, and trust in him. By daily looking to Him, who came a Light into the world, we are more and more freed from the darkness of ignorance, error, sin, and misery; we learn that the command of God our Saviour is everlasting life. But the same word will seal the condemnation of all who despise it, or neglect it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

John 12:44 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
δὲdethenG1161
ἔκραξενekraxencried outG2896
καὶkaiandG2532
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036
ὁhoThe [one]G3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100
εἰςeisinG1519
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473
οὐounotG3756
πιστεύειpisteueihe believesG4100
εἰςeisinG1519
ἐμὲemeMe myselfG1473
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235
εἰςeisinG1519
τὸνtonthe [One]G3588
πέμψαντάpempsantahaving sentG3992
με·meMe;G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 12:44

  • Matthew 10:40

    He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

  • John 5:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  • John 13:20

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

  • Mark 9:37

    Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

  • John 7:28

    Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

  • Proverbs 8:1

    Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

  • 1 Peter 1:21

    Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • John 11:43

    And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Proverbs 1:20

    Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cried.
7:28; 11:43; Pr 1:20; 8:1; Isa 55:1-3
He.
13:20; Mt 10:40; Mr 9:37; 1Pe 1:21

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Context

  • John 12:43

    For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

  • John 12:44

    Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

  • John 12:45

    And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

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John 12:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Jesús clamó y dijo: El que cree en mí, no cree en mí, sino en el que me envió;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus s’écria et dit: Celui qui croit en moi, ne croit pas en moi, mais en celui qui m’a envoyé;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus aber rief und sprach: Wer an mich glaubt, glaubt nicht an mich, sondern an den, der mich gesandt hat;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jesus autem clamavit, et dixit: Qui credit in me, non credit in me, sed in eum qui misit me.