John 12:49

49 "1For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me 2has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.

John 12:49 In-Context

47 "If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.
49 "For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.
50 "I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me."

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 3:11; John 7:16; John 8:26, 28, 38; John 14:10, 24
  • 2. John 14:31; John 17:8

Footnotes 1

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