49For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.


In Context

46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

47 "As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.

48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.

49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it.

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 12:49 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:49For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:49For 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:49For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:49For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what I should say and what I should speak;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:49For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:49For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:49For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:49because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:49For 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.