KJV King James Version
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
WEB World English Bible
He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.’
Surrounding context — John 8
26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπέμψαςG3992 · pempōto sendμεG3165 · memeμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterἐμοῦG1473 · egōI/weἐστιν·G1510 · eimito beοὐκG3756 · ounoἀφῆκένG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveμεG3165 · memeμόνονG3441 · monosaloneὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρεστὰG701 · arestospleasingαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heποιῶG4160 · poieōto do/make: doπάντοτε.G3842 · pantotealways
Cross-references
John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.John 5:30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.John 8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.John 14:10-11Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.2 Timothy 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.Isaiah 42:6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.John 17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.Isaiah 49:4-8Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: [yet] surely my judgment [is] with the LORD, and my work with my God.1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.Isaiah 42:21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Isaiah 50:4-9The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
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