John 12:49

Modern English Version

For I have not spoken on My own authority, but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

Cross References

John 14:10

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own authority. But the Father who lives in Me does the works.

John 14:24

He who does not love Me does not keep My words. The word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

John 14:31

But I do as the Father has commanded Me so that the world may know that I love the Father. “Rise, let us go from here.

John 15:15

I no longer call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I have heard from My Father have I made known to you.

John 17:8

For I have given them the words which You gave Me. They have received them and certainly know that I came from You, and they have believed that You sent Me.

John 3:11

Truly, truly I say to you, We speak of what We know and bear witness of what We have seen, but you do not receive Our testimony.

John 3:32

He bears witness of what He has seen and heard, yet no one receives His testimony.

John 5:19

Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do. For whatever He does, likewise the Son does.

John 5:30

I can do nothing of Myself. As I hear, I judge. My judgment is just, because I seek not My own will, but the will of the Father who sent Me.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 7:16

Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

John 8:26

I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true. So I tell the world what I heard from Him.”

John 8:28

So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing of Myself. But I speak these things as My Father taught Me.

John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and proceeded into the world. I did not come of My own authority, but He sent Me.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up a prophet from among their brothers, like you, and will put My words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him.

Revelation 1:1

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to show to His servants things which must soon take place. He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,