John 12:49
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.
John 12:49 in other translations
| BSB | I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. |
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| WEB | For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me gave me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak. |
| ASV | For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what I should say and what I should speak; |
| BBE | For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it. |
| Webster | For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. |
What does John 12:49 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
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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 12:49 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:49
- John 14:10
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 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.
- John 5:30
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.
- John 17:8
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.
- Deuteronomy 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 14:31
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 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 8:42
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.
- John 3:32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
- John 6:38-40
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 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. 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 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
- Revelation 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:
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Context
- 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 12:49
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.
- John 12:50
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
John 12:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque yo no he hablado de mí mismo: mas el Padre que me envió, él me dió mandamiento de lo que he de decir, y de lo que he de hablar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car moi, je n’ai pas parlé de moi-même; mais le Père qui m’a envoyé, lui-même m’a commandé ce que je devais dire et comment j’avais à parler; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ich habe nicht aus mir selbst geredet, sondern der Vater, der mich gesandt hat, er hat mir ein Gebot gegeben, was ich sagen und was ich reden soll; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia ego ex meipso non sum locutus, sed qui misit me, Pater, ipse mihi mandatum dedit quid dicam et quid loquar. |