KJV King James Version
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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John 12:50
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
WEB World English Bible
I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak.”
ASV American Standard Version
And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.’
Surrounding context — John 12
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
49 For 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.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandοἶδαG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐντολὴG1785 · entolēcommandmentαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heζωὴG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιόςG166 · aiōnioseternalἐστιν.G1510 · eimito beἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weλαλῶ,G2980 · laleōto speakκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asεἴρηκένG2046 · erōto sayμοιG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατήρ,G3962 · patērfatherοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)λαλῶ.¶G2980 · laleōto speak
Cross-references
John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.1 John 3:23-24And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.1 John 5:11-13And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.1 Timothy 1:16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
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