John 12:47
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.
John 12:47 in other translations
| BSB | As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. |
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| WEB | If anyone listens to my sayings and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. |
| ASV | And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. |
| YLT | and 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. |
| DARBY | and if any one hear my words and do not keep them, I judge him not, for I am not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world. |
| BBE | And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does John 12:47 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.
Barnes' Notes
(x) "for I came not to judge the world" Jn 3:17
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
John 12:47 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:47
- John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
- John 12:48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
- John 8:15-16
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
- 1 Timothy 1:15-16
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
- 1 John 4:14
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
- Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
- Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- John 5:45
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
- Matthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
- John 8:26
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.
- 2 Peter 3:15
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
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Context
- John 12:46
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- John 12:47
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.
- John 12:48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
John 12:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el que oyere mis palabras, y no las creyere, yo no le juzgo; porque no he venido á juzgar al mundo, sino á salvar al mundo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si quelqu’un entend mes paroles et ne les garde pas, moi, je ne le juge pas; car je ne suis pas venu afin de juger le monde, mais afin de sauver le monde. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wenn jemand meine Worte hört und nicht bewahrt, so richte ich ihn nicht, denn ich bin nicht gekommen, auf daß ich die Welt richte, sondern auf daß ich die Welt errette. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et si quis audierit verba mea, et non custodierit, ego non judico eum; non enim veni ut judicem mundum, sed ut salvificem mundum. |