John 12:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 12:49 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 12:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

John 12:49 — World English Bible

John 12:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

John 12:49 — American Standard Version

John 12:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

John 12:49 — Young's Literal Translation

John 12:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

John 12:49 — Darby Translation

John 12:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For I haue not spoken of my selfe: but the Father which sent me, hee gaue me a commandement what I should say, and what I should speake.”

John 12:49 — Geneva Bible

John 12:49 in Context — 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.

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.

50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

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What Does John 12:49 Mean?

John 12:49 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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