John 12:47

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge.

Cross References

Matthew 18:10

Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you that their angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Luke 19:10

The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.”

Luke 9:56

Then they all went on to another village.

John 12:48

But everyone who rejects me and my teachings will be judged on the last day by what I have said.

John 3:17

God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them!

John 5:45

Don't think that I will be the one to accuse you to the Father. You have put your hope in Moses, yet he is the very one who will accuse you.

John 8:26

There is a lot more I could say to condemn you. But the one who sent me is truthful, and I tell the people of this world only what I have heard from him.”

2 Peter 3:15

Don't forget that the Lord is patient because he wants people to be saved. This is also what our dear friend Paul said when he wrote to you with the wisdom that God had given him.

1 John 4:14

God sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. We saw his Son and are now telling others about him.