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John 12:47–50

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12:47If anyone99 hears my words and does not obey them,100 I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.10112:48The one who rejects me and does not accept102 my words has a judge;103 the word104 I have spoken will judge him at the last day. 12:49For I have not spoken from my own authority,105 but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me106 what I should say and what I should speak. 12:50And I know that his commandment is eternal life.107 Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me.”108

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  1. 99 Grk “And if anyone”; the conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has been left untranslated here for improved English style.
  2. 100 Or “guard them,” “keep them.”
  3. 101 Cf. John 3:17.
  4. 102 Or “does not receive.”
  5. 103 Grk “has one who judges him.”
  6. 104 Or “message.”
  7. 105 Grk “I have not spoken from myself.”
  8. 106 Grk “has given me commandment.”
  9. 107 Or “his commandment results in eternal life.”
  10. 108 Grk “The things I speak, just as the Father has spoken to me, thus I speak.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 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. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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. 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. For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If anyone hears my words and doesn’t keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and doesn’t receive my sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a command to say everything I have said. I know that his command is eternal life. So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken. I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I will not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has one who judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So the things that I say, just as the Father said to me, thus I say.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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