John 12:44-50

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⁴⁴Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.^(A) ⁴⁵The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.^(B) ⁴⁶I have come into the world as a light,^(C) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.^(D) ⁴⁸There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them^(E) at the last day. ⁴⁹For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(F) to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰I know that his command leads to eternal life.^(G) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”^(H)

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John 12:44-50

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Judgment by Jesus’ Word

⁴⁴Then Jesus said loudly, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me only, but also^[a] in the one who sent me. ⁴⁵The one who sees me sees the one who sent me. ⁴⁶I’ve come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me won’t remain in the darkness. ⁴⁷If anyone hears my words and doesn’t keep them, I don’t condemn him, because I didn’t come to condemn the world, but to save it.^[b] ⁴⁸The one who rejects me and doesn’t receive my words has something to judge him: The word that I’ve spoken will judge him on the last day, ⁴⁹because I haven’t spoken on my own authority. Instead, the Father who sent me has himself commanded me what to say and how to speak. ⁵⁰And I know that what he commands brings eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me.”