John 12:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 12:47 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 12:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

John 12:47 — World English Bible

John 12:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

John 12:47 — American Standard Version

John 12:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

John 12:47 — Young's Literal Translation

John 12:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

John 12:47 — Darby Translation

John 12:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And if any man heare my wordes, and beleeue not, I iudge him not: for I came not to iudge the world, but to saue the world.”

John 12:47 — Geneva Bible

John 12:47 in Context — John 12

45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

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.

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.

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.

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What Does John 12:47 Mean?

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