John 12:49

49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.

John 12:49 in Other Translations

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.

49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment--what to say and what to speak.

49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.

49 I'm not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it.

49 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.

49 I have not spoken on my own. Instead, the Father who sent me told me what I should say and how I should say it.

49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak.

49 "I did not speak on my own. The Father who sent me commanded me what to say. He also told me how to say it.

John 12:49 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:49

For I have not spoken of myself
As man, or as separate from his Father; his doctrine was not human, but divine, and therefore a rejection of it cannot escape notice at the future judgment:

but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should
say, and what I should speak;
Christ, as man, had his mission, and commission, and his instructions from his Father to preach the Gospel unto men; he was anointed for it by the Holy Ghost; he was enjoined the preaching of it by his Father, and the several doctrines he published were delivered him by him; see ( John 8:28 ) ( 17:8 ) .

John 12:49 In-Context

47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.

49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.

50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

Cross References

• 1. John 14:31