John 8:42

Good News Translation

Jesus said to them, “If God really were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. I did not come on my own authority, but he sent me.

Cross References

Malachi 1:6

The Lord Almighty says to the priests, “Children honor their parents, and servants honor their masters. I am your father—why don't you honor me? I am your master—why don't you respect me? You despise me, and yet you ask, ‘How have we despised you?’

John 1:14

The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son.

John 12:49

This is true, because I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has commanded me what I must say and speak.

John 13:3

Jesus knew that the Father had given him complete power; he knew that he had come from God and was going to God.

John 14:10

Do you not believe, Philip, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I have spoken to you,” Jesus said to his disciples, “do not come from me. The Father, who remains in me, does his own work.

John 16:30

We know now that you know everything; you do not need to have someone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”

John 17:25

Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you sent me.

John 17:8

I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

John 3:17

For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.

John 5:23

so that all will honor the Son in the same way as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

John 5:43

I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him.

John 8:14

“No,” Jesus answered, “even though I do testify on my own behalf, what I say is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going.

1 Corinthians 16:22

Whoever does not love the Lord—a curse on him! Marana tha—Our Lord, come!

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law,

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and tell others that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God—in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.

Revelation 22:1

The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb