John 12:50
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And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

John 5:19
Then Jesus answered and said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you, the Son cannot do any thing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doth, these the Son also doth in like manner.

John 6:68
And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.

John 8:28
Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have lifted up, the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself. But as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

his.

John 6:63,68 It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. . . .

John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 20:31 But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.

1 Timothy 1:16 But for this cause have I obtained mercy: that in me first Christ Jesus might shew forth all patience, for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting.

1 John 2:25 And this is the promise which he hath promised us, life everlasting.

1 John 3:23,24 And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us. . . .

1 John 5:11-13,20 And this is the testimony that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son. . . .

Context
Belief and Unbelief
49For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak. 50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting. The things therefore that I speak, even as the Father said unto me, so do I speak.
Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I know
οἶδα (oida)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

command
ἐντολὴ (entolē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

leads to
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

eternal
αἰώνιός (aiōnios)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 166: From aion; perpetual.

life.
ζωὴ (zōē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.

So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

speak
λαλῶ (lalō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

exactly
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

what
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Father
Πατήρ (Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

has told
εἴρηκέν (eirēken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

Me
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

to say.”
λαλῶ (lalō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.


Additional Translations
And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

And I know that His commandment is eternal life. Therefore what I speak, as the Father has said to Me, so I speak."

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

And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

and I know that his commandment is life eternal. What therefore I speak, as the Father has said to me, so I speak.

And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

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

And I know that His command is the Life of the Ages. What therefore I speak, I speak just as the Father has bidden me."

I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak."

and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
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