John 12:49 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁴⁹ For I spake not from myself; but the Father which sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁹ This is because I have never spoken on My own authority or of My own accord or as self-appointed, but the Father Who sent Me has Himself given Me orders [concerning] what to say and what to tell. [Deut. 18:18, 19.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ I don’t speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me regarding what I should speak and say.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁹ For I am not speaking from myself, but from the Father who sent me. He gave a commandment to me as to what I should say and how I should speak.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁹ For 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.

John 12:49 Cross References

John 14:10

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.

John 14:24

He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

John 14:31

but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 15:15

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

John 17:8

for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

John 3:11

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 3:32

What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

John 5:19

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.

John 5:30

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

John 7:16

Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 8:26

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

John 8:28

Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.

John 8:42

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to shew unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;