John 12:50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say."

◄ John 12:50 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say."

English Standard Version
And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

New American Standard Bible
"I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I know that His command is eternal life. So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me."

International Standard Version
And I know that what he commands brings eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me."

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brothers, like to you, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise.

John 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life.

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

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

12:44-50 Our Lord publicly proclaimed, that every one who believed on him, as his true disciple, did not believe on him only, but on the Father who sent him. Beholding in Jesus the glory of the Father, we learn to obey, love, and trust in him. By daily looking to Him, who came a Light into the world, we are more and more freed from the darkness of ignorance, error, sin, and misery; we learn that the command of God our Saviour is everlasting life. But the same word will seal the condemnation of all who despise it, or neglect it.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

44-50. Jesus cried—in a loud tone, and with peculiar solemnity. (Compare Joh 7:37).

and said, He that believeth on me, &c.—This seems to be a supplementary record of some weighty proclamations, for which there had been found no natural place before, and introduced here as a sort of summary and winding up of His whole testimony.